Cornaceae

Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis L.

Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus

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Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) — FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)

Arabic: قرانيا كندية
arz: قرانيا كنديه
atj: Cacakominan
Bulgarian: Канадски дрян
Chinese: 加拿大草茱萸, 草茱萸, 草茱萸屬
cr: ᔖᔖᑯᒥᓐᐦ
Czech: Dřín kanadský
Danish: Canadisk Hønsebær
English: Canadian bunchberry, Bunchberry dogwood, Canadian dwarf cornel, Crackerberry, Creeping dogwood, Quatre-temps
Estonian: Kanada kukits
Finnish: Kanadanruohokanukka
French: Quatre-temps, Cornouiller du Canada
German: Kanadischer Hartriegel
Hebrew: קרנית קנדית
Japanese: ゴゼンタチバナ
Korean: 풀산딸나무
Latin: '' Cornus canadensis ''
Norwegian Bokmål: Canadaskrubbær
Persian: زغالاخته کانادایی
Russian: Дёрен канадский
Swedish: Amerikanskt hönsbär
Ukrainian: Дерен канадський, Канадський дерен

Synonyms

Arctocrania canadensis (L.) Nakai
Chamaepericlymenum canadense (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Chamaepericlymenum canadense f. purpurascens Miyabe & Tatew.
Cornella canadensis (L.) Rydb.
Cornus canadensis f. albomacula Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. alpestris (House) Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. aphylla Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. bifoliata Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. canadensis
Cornus canadensis f. connatifolia Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. dutillyi Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. elongata Peck
Cornus canadensis f. florulenta Lakela
Cornus canadensis f. foliolosa Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. infraverticillata Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. medeoloides Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. ornata Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. purpurascens (Miyabe & Tatew.) H.Hara
Cornus canadensis f. ramosa Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. rosea Fernald
Cornus canadensis f. secunda Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. semivirescens J.Cay.
Cornus canadensis f. virescens Lepage
Cornus canadensis f. viridis B.Boivin
Cornus canadensis subsp. pristina Gervais & Blondeau
Cornus canadensis var. alpestris House
Cornus canadensis var. dutillyi (Lepage) B.Boivin
Cornus cyananthus Raf.
Cornus fauriei H.Lév.
Cornus herbacea var. canadensis (L.) Pall.
Cornus suffruticosa Raf.
Cynoxylon canadense (L.) J.H.Schaffn.
Eukrania canadensis Raf.
Eukrania canadensis (L.) Merr.
Eukrania cyananthes Raf.
Eukrania cyananthus (Raf.) Merr.
Mesomora canadensis (L.) Lunell

Flowers

In flower: June (from 5,348 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JohnHarvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Beinecke Library, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.