Cornus canadensis




Family Cornaceae
Scientific name Cornus canadensis L.
Synonyms Arctocrenia canadensis (L.) Nakai; Chamaepericlymenum canadense (L.) Ascherson & Graebner; Cornella canadensis (L.) Rydberg; Cornus canadensis L. var. dutillyi (Lepage) Boivin; Cornus fauriei Léveillé; Cornus herbacea L. var. canadensis L. ex Pallas; Cornus unalaschrensis Ledebour; Mesomora canadensis (L.) Nieuwland ex Lunell
Common name (Japanese common name) gozen tachibana (ゴゼンタチバナ, 御前橘 [meaning: Mt. Gozen (= Mt. Hakusan) citrus])
(English common name) bunchberry, crackerberry, creeping dogwood, dwarf cornel, pudding-berry
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region, Nara Prefecture), Shikoku (Mt. Ishidzuchi)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Myanmar, Canada, USA
Habitat Subalpine or alpine needle trees forest
Chromosomal number 2n=22 (2x), 44 (4x)
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers white, flowering in June to July. Fruits red 5-7mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Cornus canadensis L.
Cornus canadensis L.
Cornus canadensis Linnaeus
Processed anthocyanin pigment extracts (US Patent 4320009/1982)
Plant extract having matrix metalloprotease inhibiting activity and dermatological uses thereof (WO/2006/053415)



July 2007
at Mt. Johnen
(Photo by my elder son)



May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden