Dwarf Cornel
Dwarf cornel may refer to the following plants: *Canadian dwarf cornel, '' Cornus canadensis'' *Eurasian dwarf cornel, '' Cornus suecica'' {{Short pages monitor ...
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Cornus Canadensis
''Cornus canadensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to eastern Asia and North America. Common names include Canadian dwarf cornel, Canadian bunchberry, quatre-temps, crackerberry, and creeping dogwood. Unlike its relatives, which are for the most part substantial trees and shrubs, ''C. canadensis'' is a creeping, rhizomatous perennial growing to about tall. Description ''Cornus canadensis'' is a slow-growing herbaceous perennial growing tall, generally forming a carpet-like mat. The above-ground shoots rise from slender creeping rhizomes that are placed deep in the soil, and form clonal colonies under trees. The vertically produced above-ground stems are slender and unbranched. Produced near the terminal node, the leaves are shiny dark green and arranged oppositely on the stem, clustered with six leaves that often seem to be in a whorl because the internodes are compressed. The leaves consist of two types: two larger and four smal ...
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