Bailey dc Bailey: Woody Plants of National Parks 179 



Fig. 105. Bunchberry dog- 

 wood {Cornus cana- 

 densis) . 



plant with stems 2 to 8 inches high; leaves 1 

 to 2 inches long, 4 to 6 in a circle near the top 

 of the stem, often a single pair below, egg- 

 shaped, with a short point at the tip; flowers 

 small, greenish, borne in a dense head at the 

 top of each erect stem, the head surrounded by 

 4 white petal-like bracts; bracts 1/3 to % inch 

 long; fruits bright red, about 1/6 to I/4 inch in 

 diameter. 



This is an attractive little plant usually found 

 growing in rich moist soil in the woods, often 

 forming carpets under the trees. It is widely 

 distributed over the northern part of North 

 America as far south as northern California and 

 Colorado. The leaves turn a beautiful red in 

 the Fall. The berries are eaten by birds and 

 small mammals. 



Occurrence. — OLYMPIC, common, 1.500 to 4,000 feet: 

 Mount Angeles; Solduc Hot Springs; Elwha Basin; 

 Constance Ridge. MOUNT RAINIER, common in the open 

 woods. 2,000 to 3,500 feet : between Stevens Creek and 

 Canyon Bridge. CRATER lake, rare, near western park 

 boundaries: Redblanket Creek; Bybee Creek. GLACIER, 



common on the west side in wooded areas, 3,100 to 4,600 feet: Lake McDonald Hotel- 

 Bowman Lake; Kintla Lake; park headquarters; trail to Avalanche Lake. ISLE ROY- 

 ALE, common in the woods: Rock Harbor Lodge; Mott Island. 



2. Red-osier Dog- 

 wood (Cornus stolonif- 

 era Michx.), fig. 106.— 

 Much-branched shrubs 3 

 to 15 feet high with 

 smooth, dark brown to 

 reddish - purple bark; 

 leaves narrowly egg- 

 shaped, mostly pointed 

 at the tip, about 2 to 4 

 inches long, the margins 

 not toothed, borne oppo- 

 site each other on the 

 stems; flowers small, 

 white or greenish, borne 

 in flat-topped clusters 

 11/4 to 21/2 inches across; 

 fruits white or bluish, 

 nearly round, about I/4 

 inch in diameter, juicy 

 Fig. 106. Red-osier dogwood and bitter. (Syn. C. in- 



(Cornus stolonifera). stolonea Nels.). 



