Cornus nuttallii Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2387

Cornus nuttallii Audubon

Mountain dogwood, Pacific dogwood, Pacific mountain dogwood

Cornus nuttallii, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	CORNACEAE
Genus:	Cornus

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Benthamidia nuttallii

More information about Cornus nuttallii


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CONU4)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 23, 2019).