Calflora Taxon Report
Cornus sessilis  Torr.
Blackfruit dogwood, Miners dogwood, Western cornelian cherry
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2020 Mr. B. Acord
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2026 Steve Conger
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2021 Christopher Collier
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2019 Bill Haley
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2021 Christopher Collier
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2026 Steve Conger
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2019 Bill Haley
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2025 Dana York
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2020 Mr. B. Acord
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2026 Steve Conger
Cornus sessilis is a tree that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Cornus
Family: Cornaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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