Bunchberry

Cornus canadenis (Dwarf Cornel, Pudding Cherry) (Dogwood Family) - Stems grow in extensive low patches with 1 whorl of leaves at top and, just above, a cluster of tiny greenish flowers surrounded by 4 ovate white or pinkish bracts. Flowers: Bracts to 4" wide; small flowers in center of head have 4 sepals and 4 petals. Fruit: bright red, round, berries in a tight cluster. Flowers in June to August. Habitat: Moist woods across northern North America America; south near the coast and in the mountains to northern California, Idaho, and northern New Mexico.