Cornales

What science is finding about Cornales

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Latest finding

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.

Red osier dogwood

Native black tupelo tree confirmed growing in rural Maryland

If you're planting for fall color and wildlife, black tupelo is the tree that turns scarlet weeks before everything else and...

Black Tupelo native-plants / phenology

Kousa dogwood's full genetic blueprint mapped for the first time

If you've planted a Kousa dogwood because it shrugs off the pests and anthracnose that plague other dogwoods, this genome map...

Kousa dogwood crop-improvement / native-plants

Dogwood sightings drop by half but still top the charts

If you've noticed red-stemmed shrubs looking duller along trails or creek banks lately, you're not imagining it: this native...

Red osier dogwood native-plants / phenology

Red osier dogwood sightings across Canada jump 27 percent in a single week

The bright red stems of red osier dogwood along your local creek or wet ditch are a native shrub feeding birds and...

Red osier dogwood native-plants / phenology

Native bunchberry spotted thriving in Ontario provincial park

If you're hiking Ontario's Canadian Shield forests this summer, this low creeping groundcover with its white flower bracts and...

Canadian bunchberry native-plants / phenology

Hundreds spotted Canadian bunchberry this week, signaling healthy forest understories

Canadian bunchberry carpets the floor of boreal and montane forests across North America, and its bright red clusters in...

Canadian bunchberry native-plants / citizen-science

Red osier dogwood spotted and verified in Prince Edward County

Red osier dogwood is one of the best native shrubs for wet, low-lying spots in your yard where little else thrives, and its...

Red osier dogwood native-plants / citizen-science

Trending: Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) — 428 observations this week

Canadian bunchberry carpeting the forest floor beneath your local conifers is a reliable sign of a healthy, intact boreal or...

Canadian bunchberry native-plants / phenology

Trending: Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) — 356 observations this week

Canadian bunchberry carpeting the forest floor of a boreal trail is one of the clearest signs that the understory ecosystem...

Canadian bunchberry citizen-science / native-plants

flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Maryland, US

Flowering dogwood is a beloved backyard tree whose spring bloom times are shifting with warming temperatures, and each...

Flowering Dogwood citizen-science / phenology

Trending: red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) — 248 observations this week

Red osier dogwood thrives in wet, soggy corners of yards where most shrubs struggle — planting one gives you a low-maintenance...

Red osier dogwood phenology / native-plants

flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Michael St, Jarvisburg, NC, US

Citizen-science sightings like this one build the long-term dataset that helps gardeners and conservationists track whether...

Flowering Dogwood phenology / urban-ecology

Stiff Dogwood (Cornus foemina) observed in Palmer Ranch, FL 34238, USA

Stiff Dogwood is a Florida-native shrub that supports local wildlife with its berry clusters, making it a valuable — and often...

Stiff Dogwood urban-ecology / native-plants

roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) observed in Austin

Roughleaf dogwood is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that supports local wildlife with its berry clusters, making it a...

Roughleaf Dogwood urban-ecology / native-plants

flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Alexandria

Research-grade iNaturalist observations like this one collectively help scientists track whether flowering dogwoods are...

Flowering Dogwood urban-ecology / phenology