Biology:Cornus sessilis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Cornaceae |
| Genus: | Cornus |
| Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Cornus |
| Species: | C. sessilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cornus sessilis Torr. ex Durand (1855)
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Cornus sessilis is a species of dogwood known by the common names blackfruit cornel, blackfruit dogwood, and miner's dogwood.
Description
This dogwood is a shrub or small tree approaching 5 metres (16 ft) in height at maximum.[1] It is deciduous, bearing deeply veined oval green leaves in season which turn red before falling.
The inflorescence is a cluster of tiny greenish-yellow flowers surrounded by thick, pointed bracts. The fruit is a round drupe about a centimeter wide which is white when new and gradually turns shiny black.[1] The fruit attracts many birds.
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to northern California, where it grows along streambanks[1] in the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and the coastal mountain ranges. It is a tree of the redwood understory in its native range.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 315. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ.
External links
- Cornus sessilis in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Cornus sessilis", Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database, https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Cornus+sessilis
- "Cornus sessilis". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cornus+sessilis.
- USDA Plants Profile
- Jepson Manual Treatment
Wikidata ☰ Q289855 entry
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