Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cornus sericea Linnaeus subsp. stolonifera (Michaux) Fosberg
Cornus instolonea A. Nelson
Cornus stolonifera is a small tree or large shrub in the Gila National Forest. The flowers are white and the leaves are deeply parallel veined. The stems are noticably red. Cornus stolonifera is not common in the Gila National Forest and is an understory plant in moist canyons in the forest.
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Cornus stolonifera,photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007
Cornus stolonifera,photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, June 4, 2009
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