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of this dogwood. They are especially brilliant 

 in late winter and early spring. The main stem 

 is usually prostrate, often unnoticed because of a 

 covering of leaves. This sends down rootlets 

 and sends up slender branches, soon forming 

 broad clumps. The main shoot is sometimes 

 underground. 



The range of the shrub is from ocean to ocean, 

 extending south to Virginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, 

 Arizona, and California. A similar species occurs 

 in Siberia. 



PANICLED CORNEL 



Cornus candidissima Cornus paniculata 



Dogwood Family 



Fruit. The small, white, flattened, globose 

 drupes grow in convex clusters. The peduncle 

 and pedicels are red. The plant often fruits 

 sparingly, and the clusters are consequently 

 ragged ,and irregular. Each fruit is crowned 

 with minute calyx teeth, through which the 

 style protrudes. The flesh is thin and white, 

 inclosing a two-celled, two-seeded stone. Au- 

 gust, September. This is one of the earliest 

 fruited Dogwoods. 



