Dogwood sightings drop as Canadian fall season advances
Red osier dogwood sightings on iNaturalist in Canada dropped sharply this week, with 168 observations logged versus 271 the week before, likely tracking the seasonal shift as fall progresses.
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Plant family
Cornaceae
Called “dogwood family” in GBIF
The Cornaceae, the dogwood family, are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. The family contains approximately 85 species in two genera, Alangium and Cornus. They are mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen, although a few species are perennial herbs. Members of the family usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves, four- or five-parted flowers clustered in inflorescences or pseudanthia, and drupaceous fruits. The family is primarily distributed in northern temperate regions and tropical Asia. In northern temperate areas, Cornaceae are well known from the dogwoods Cornus.
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native-plants / phenology
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Canadian bunchberry
native-plants / phenology
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Red osier dogwood spotted and verified in Prince Edward County
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Red osier dogwood
native-plants / citizen-science
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flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Maryland, US
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