A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Cornus unalaschkensis
Trailing or ascending stems from rhizomes, less than 8 in. tall, evergreen leaves turning red in winter or sometimes deciduous. Leaves 4–6 in whorl with short petioles. Above leaves is a single head of 4 whitish petal-like bracts with small flowers in center. Fruit is a tight bunch of red berries, each with 1 pit.
Grows in deep duff of moist forests or bogs throughout western mountains.
Spotted on the Van Trump Park Trail at Mt. Rainier National Park.
Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you Rieko-san. :-)
Beautiful :-)