Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii - Common, late spring-early summer, perennial, 10-50 ft. Deciduous shrub or tree with dark brownish black or reddish slightly hairy bark. Small branches are gray to green. Leaves opposite, deep green, 1 1/2-4 in., with curving parallel veins, oval, pointed on tip, underside slightly hairy, and lighter in color. Inflorescence consists of 4-7 petal-like bracts, pointed at the tip, white or pinkish, 203 in. long; center of small flowers greenish to white. Fruit is a bright red, round cluster of oval fleshy berries, each with 1 smooth seed. Grows in shaded moist places. Native.