Other common names:
Grey Dogwood Family: Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) Group: Dogwoods Distinctive features: Shrub Flowers: White Height:
3 m (9 ft) Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Shrubs of Ontario: 355 Native/Non-native:
Native Notes:
A good plant for naturalizing wild areas. The berries are excellent food for song birds. It also tolerates a wide variety of conditions, making it suitable in just about any open sunny place, or even light shade.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: racemosa: with racemes For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
102 photographs available, of which 12 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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