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Cornus sericea
'Flaviramea'
Yellowstem Dogwood
Cornaceae
Located near stream along 195 under trees.
- leaves opposite, simple, ovate to oblong
- leaves bright green, with smooth margin
- foliar buds valvate, appressed, pointed, narrow
- flower buds on ends of stems, valvate, pubescent
- stems smooth, bright yellow-green all year (key ID feature)
- flowers small, creamy, in flat-topped terminal cymes
- fruit a white drupe, often sparse and taken early, pedicels not
colored brightly
- habit a multi-stemmed, upright shrub with a suckering/colonizing
habit
View Cornus
sericea page in the UConn Plant Database
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