Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & A.Gray

Pacific dogwood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Cornaceae > Cornus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 10-12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry to moist coastal coniferous and montane forests; at elevations up to 2,400 metres, occasionally to 3,000 metres. Usually found in moist well-drained soils in the shade of coniferous trees.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye fiber medicinal smoking wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Tonic (bark), Laxative (bark), Blood Medicine (bark), Gastrointestinal Aid (bark), Pulmonary Aid (bark), Psychological Aid (flower), Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Herbal Steam (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 90 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 9
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Cornus nuttallii flower picture by Christina Mortimer (cc-by-sa)
Cornus nuttallii flower picture by Mauricio Molnar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cornus nuttallii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Cornus nuttallii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271467-1
WFO ID wfo-0000924781
COL ID YGLC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Benthamia nuttallii Benthamidia nuttallii Cynoxylon nuttallii Cornus nuttallii