Bunchberry, pretty little thing that it is, grows in damp forested areas. Like a Poinsettia, the white "petals" are not petals at all, but bracts, and occasionally sports appear which have white stripes or patches on the leaves. The inflorescence is the tight cluster of small flowers in the center. The fruits arise in a grouping of a few bright red berries, edible but pithy and not particularly valuable as a food source.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Bunchberry, Cornus Unalaschkensis
Bunchberry, pretty little thing that it is, grows in damp forested areas. Like a Poinsettia, the white "petals" are not petals at all, but bracts, and occasionally sports appear which have white stripes or patches on the leaves. The inflorescence is the tight cluster of small flowers in the center. The fruits arise in a grouping of a few bright red berries, edible but pithy and not particularly valuable as a food source.
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