Cornus suecica




Family Cornaceae
Scientific name Cornus canadensis L.
Synonyms Arctocrania suecica (L.) Nakai; Chamaepericlymenum suecicum (L.) Ascherson & Graebner; Cornella suecica (L.) Rydberg; Swida suecica (L.) Holub
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo gozen tachibana (エゾゴゼンタチバナ, 蝦夷御前橘 [meaning: Ezo gozen tachibana (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, gozen tachibana = Cornus canadensis L.)])
(English common name) dwarf cornel, Lapland cornel
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, USA
Habitat Subalpine or mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=22 (2x)
Description Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers white, flowering in June to July. Fruits red 5-6mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Cornus suecica L.
Cornus suecica L.
Cornus suecica L.



mid May 2009
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mid May 2009
at my home
mid May 2009
at my home



early May 2009
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