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Cornus unalaschkensis
Also called Alaska Bunchberry, Alaskan Bunchberry, Cordilleran Bunchberry, Western Bunchberry, Western Dwarf Dogwood
Western cordilleran bunchberry (Cornus unalaschkensis) is a low rhizomatous subshrub of the dogwood family, native to the cool, moist forests from Alaska to California and Magadan in Russia. It is grown mainly as a native groundcover in cool, shady, moist woodland settings rather than as a houseplant.
Cornus × unalaschkensis is a species of flowering plant in the Cornaceae, the dogwood family. Common names for the plant include Alaskan bunchberry, western cordilleran bunchberry, or simply western bunchberry.
The species is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to California, as well as Magadan in Russia. In the northwestern United States it is a common plant, even abundant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cornus × unalaschkensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
