| Common Name |
Redosier Dogwood |
| Latin Name |
Cornus sericea |
| Native Habitat |
Wetland forest 0 to 9,000 feet |
| Soil |
Moist |
| Water |
Regularly |
| Height X Width |
10 feet x 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, red in fall |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Mountain, Butterfly, Fire Retardant,
Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Shade, ref fall leaves, showy cream flowers |
| Nature Value |
Browse for wild animals, birds eat fruit |
| Native American Uses |
Red dye from bark, cordage made from bark, branches used
in basketry, powdered bark used for tooth powder |
| Links |
|
| Images and
data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Osier_Dogwood |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/cornus-stolonifera |
| Images and data |
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/cornusser.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COSE16 |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2390 |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/corser/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cornus+sericea |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COSE16 |
