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FamilyCORNACEAE
Genus speciesCornus suecica L. 
SynonymsCornus biramis Stokes
 Cornus borealis Krasch.
 Cornus herbacea L.
Habitatthickets
Descriptionleaves sessile, pale green, sparsely appresed hirsute, abaxially pale, glaucous, glabrous, upper leaves elliptic, acuminate, inflorescence superimposed leaves, petals 1-2mm
Size15-25cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeprocumbent shrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Sweden )
     Middle Europe (Germany , Netherlands , Poland )
     Eastern Europe (Baltic States , Central European Russia , North European Russia , Northwest European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (West Siberia )
     Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin )
     China (Manchuria )
     Eastern Asia (Japan )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories )
     Western Canada (British Columbia , Manitoba )
     Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Québec)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CORNACEAE

Cornus suecica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 118 (1753)

Synonyms:
Arctocrania suecica (L.) Nakai
Chamaepericlymenum suecicum (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Cornella suecica (L.) Rydb.
Eukrania suecica (L.) Merr.

Cornus biramis Stokes
Cornus borealis Krasch.
Cornus herbacea L.
Cornus suecica semivirescens Vict.

Circumpolar
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