Cornaceae FAMILY
Cornus rugosa
Cornus rugosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cornus rugosa is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3 metres tall from a rhizomatous rootstock. It produces solitary, erect stems at intervals of 50 - 100cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Manitoba to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, south to Iowa, Tennessee and Virginia
HabitatWooded slopes, forests, stream banks, lake shores; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Dry woods and rocky slopes[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].