Cornus drummondii

Cornus drummondii

The plant species Cornus drummondii grows as a shrub in the middle North America. It is made available to the species of dogwood (Cornus ) in the family of Dogwood ( Cornaceae ). The botanical name honors the Scottish botanist Thomas Drummond ( 1790-1835 ). In English, this kind of " roughleaf dogwood " is.

Description

Cornus drummondii is a shrub or small tree that reaches a height of four to seven meters. Its branches are erect, sometimes forms on a short stem a broad crown. From the roots enjoy numerous offshoots, so that extensive thickets may arise. The bark of young branches is hairy brown - red and rough, in older branches it will turn gray - brown. The pith is brown.

The opposite is constantly sitting on the branches of leaves are five to ten centimeters long and 2.5 to seven inches wide. You are on the upper side covered with short harsh hair and hairy hand under bright and soft. The veins occur on the underside of leaves out clearly and are bent toward the blade tip. In the autumn the leaves turn red before leaf fall.

The small white flowers are in three to eight inches wide inflorescences at the ends of branches this year. Flowering is in early summer. The radial symmetry flowers are composed of four whitish sepals, four white petals, four stamens with white filaments and yellow anthers, and a greenish- white stamp. The white stone fruit with a more or less spherical stone core ripens late summer or early autumn and is spread primarily by birds, but also different mammals they eat.

Dissemination

Cornus drummondii is a shrub of the transition zone of the woods in eastern North America to the plains. Its distribution area stretches from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico to the southwest.

Although it grows well on moist sites, it also tolerates dry conditions. He gets along with a variety of soils.

Use

In the area of ​​distribution of Cornus drummondii is its ability to rapid growth and rooting foothills are used to prevent soil erosion and to fix the banks.

From the Indians of an earlier medical use is reported.

In Europe, Cornus drummondii is very rarely available in stores.

System

The first description of Carl Anton von Meyer was published in 1845.