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Cornus sericea L. ssp. sericea
Red osier dogwood, redosier dogwood
Red osier dogwood is native to North America. It produces its own antifreeze, surviving
temperatures down to –32°F.
Plants: This deciduous shrub is 3–10′ (91–304 cm)
high, and about the same in width. It is extensively branched. Stems are dark red when young, but
fade to gray-green as they age, becoming bright red in the fall and winter.
Leaves: 2–5 ⨉ 1–2½″ (5–12 ⨉ 2.5–6.3 cm), ovate to
lanceolate, bright red in the fall. Upper leaf surfaces have fine hairs imparting a silky texture.
Flowers: Small and white, with 4 or 5 petals,
occurring in flat-topped umbels.
Fruits: White or dull white berries, about ¼″ (6.3 mm),
on bright red stems. (This rather striking combination of white berries and bright red stems also occurs in
white baneberry, but baneberries are smaller herbaceous
plants, and the leaves are very
different.)
Habitats: Damp boggy areas, riparian areas, or wetland margins.
Cornus alba L. p.p. Cornus alba L. var. baileyi (J.M. Coult. & Evans) B. Boivin Cornus alba L. var. interior (Rydb.) B. Boivin Cornus alba L. ssp. stolonifera (Michx.) Wangerin Cornus alba L. var. sibirica Lodd. ex Loudon Cornus baileyi J.M. Coult. & Evans Cornus instolonea A. Nelson Cornus interior (Rydb.) N. Petersen Cornus sericea L. var. interior (Rydb.) H. St. John Cornus sericea L. ssp. stolonifera (Michx.) Fosberg Cornus stolonifera Michx. Cornus stolonifera Michx. var. baileyi (J.M. Coult. & Evans) Drescher Cornus stolonifera Michx. var. coloradensis (Koehne) C.K. Schneid. Cornus stolonifera Michx. var. interior (Rydb.) H. St. John Cornus stolonifera Michx. var. stolonifera Swida instolonea (A. Nelson) Rydb. Swida sericea (L.) Holub Swida stolonifera (Michx.) Rydb.
Berries are white ... the wrinkled blue berries are probably the result of a mold or fungus. · 9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain
9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain
8/31/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (16 × 11 cm)
6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm) ID is uncertain
5/29/2010 · Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain
6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain
5/29/2010 · Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 1¾″ (7 × 5 cm) ID is uncertain
9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm)
6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
8/31/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 8.8 cm)
Berries are white ... the wrinkled blue berries are probably the result of a mold or fungus. · 9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain
8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 13 × 10″ (34 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain
9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain
8/1/2009 · Stan & Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 13 × 9″ (33 × 22 cm) ID is uncertain
3/2/2011 · Maryland
9/16/2016 · Cadillac Mountain South Ridge Tr, Bar Harbor, Maine ID is uncertain
9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 10″ (34 × 24 cm)
8/31/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 4 × 3½″ (10 × 9 cm)
3/2/2011 · Maryland · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 23 cm)
9/3/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain
ID is uncertain 
