Common Name: Canadian Bunchberry, Bunchberry Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel
Scientific Name: Cornus canadensis
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood)
Origins: North America (native)
Flowering Time: May to July
Habitat: Most forested areas and bogs.
Range: Found throughout most of North Amercia, south to Virginia, Iowa, New Mexico and Oregon.
Use: Food source for white-tailed deer and spruce grouse.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia
Grundy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Grundy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Halfway Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Halfway Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Halfway Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Halfway Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Samuel De Champlain Provincial Park, Ontario
Samuel De Champlain Provincial Park, Ontario
Samuel De Champlain Provincial Park, Ontario
Samuel De Champlain Provincial Park, Ontario
Windy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Windy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Windy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Windy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario
Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario
Sources:
“BunchberryCornus Canadensis.” Bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis) – Ontario Wildflowers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. <http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=35>.
Thieret, John W. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf, 2001. Print.
