Cornaceae
Bunchberry
Cornus suecica
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- قرانيا السويد
- arz
- قرانيا السويد
- Bulgarian
- Шведски дрян
- Chinese
- 御膳橘
- Czech
- Dřín švédský, Dříneček švédský, Svída švédská
- Danish
- Svensk Hønsebær, Hønsebær
- Dutch
- Zweedse kornoelje
- English
- Bunchberry, Eurasian dwarf cornel, Lapland cornel, Dwarf cornel
- Esperanto
- Sveda kornuso
- Estonian
- Rootsi kukits
- Finnish
- Ruohokanukka, Ruotsinröhö
- French
- Cornouiller de Suède
- German
- Schwedischer Hartriegel
- gv
- Billey coyin
- hsb
- Šwedski drěn
- Icelandic
- Skollaber
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skrubbær
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Skrubbær
- Polish
- Dereń szwedzki
- Russian
- Дёрен шведский, Дерен шведский, Кизил шведский, Кизилок шведский
- se
- Beatnatmuorji, Beatnatdaŋas, Beatnatjokŋa, Gáranasrássi
- Slovenian
- Švedski dren
- sma
- Biejnjen-muerjie
- smj
- Svijnemuorjje
- smn
- Pennuujuŋŋâ
- sms
- Pieʹnnemueʹrjj
- Swedish
- Hönsbär, Hönson
- Welsh
- Corgwyrosyn corgwyros
Synonyms
- Arctocrania suecica (L.) Nakai
- Chamaepericlymenum suecicum (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Chloranthus integrifolius Schult.f. ex Miq.
- Cornella suecica (L.) Rydb.
- Cornus biramis Stokes
- Cornus borealis S.Krasch.
- Cornus herbacea L.
- Cornus suecica f. semivirescens Vict.
- Cornus suecica f. suecica
- Cornus suecica var. leucocarpa Lindstr.
- Eukrania suecica Raf.
- Eukrania suecica (L.) Merr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Vegard Naas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Norppa, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tanguy SOULIE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Norppa, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Henna Hernesniemi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tero Laakso, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: vero76330, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alinja, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: nordkapp9600, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: SastRe.O, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.