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Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

The Canadian bunchberry is a small plant with pretty white flowers that look like stars! It grows close to the ground and has shiny green leaves that turn red in the fall.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Canadian bunchberry is a small perennial plant with a whorl of 4-7 dark green leaves near the top of its stem. It features a cluster of tiny greenish-yellow flowers surrounded by four prominent, showy white bracts, resembling a single large flower. These develop into a tight cluster of bright red, edible berries in late summer.

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Canadian bunchberry
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Canadian bunchberry

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its bright red berries stay on the plant well into the fall, adding a splash of color!

Its tiny flowers are surrounded by four white 'petals' that are actually modified leaves!

Many Indigenous peoples traditionally ate bunchberries and used them for medicine.

This plant uses clever 'piston' traps to launch pollen onto visiting insects!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Clonal Colonizer

Canadian bunchberry has underground stems (rhizomes) that help it spread and form dense carpets, covering the forest floor.

Fähigkeit

False Flower Power

Canadian bunchberry has four large, white 'petals' (bracts) that act like a giant advertisement to attract pollinators to its tiny true flowers.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-20 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Berries are a food source.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds feed on the red berries.

depends on

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Relies on insects for pollination services.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer browse on its leaves.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always ask an adult before picking any berries or plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Canadian bunchberry?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Canadian bunchberry?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Canadian bunchberry?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Canadian bunchberry?

Late spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Canadian bunchberry?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Canadian bunchberry?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Canadian bunchberry?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Canadian bunchberry?

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