Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Edible & Medicinal Plants beaked bract

beaked bract

that peels and flakes off to reveal a smooth

The large leaves are pinnately compound comprised of 7-29 elongated leaflets with sharply toothed margins and pointed tips

Subalpine spirea blooms all summer followed by a four celled fruit follicle

Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Edible & Medicinal Plants beaked bractPlant Description: A deciduous, multi branched tree with a rounded crown. The reddish brown to black bark is smooth becoming scale like with age. The dark green, oval leaves are tapered at the base, sharp pointed with prominent veins and slightly wavy margins. Leaves turn pinkish red in autumn. Inflorescence is a small, spherical, dense cluster of 30 40 greenish white flowers, subtended by 4 6 white petal like bracts, appearing to be one large showy