Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Edible & Medicinal Plants The large leaves are pinnately

The large leaves are pinnately compound comprised of 7-29 elongated leaflets with sharply toothed margins and pointed tips

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: This native plant is found in the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia south to California

shady habitats

and the underside is paler in color and feltlike in texture

Eriogonum compositum is a very important butterfly plant

Cornus nuttalli (Pacific Dogwood) Edible & Medicinal Plants The large leaves are pinnatelyPlant Description: A deciduous, multi branched tree with a rounded crown. The reddish brown to black bark is smooth becoming scale like with age. The dark green, oval leaves are tapered at the base, sharp pointed with prominent veins and slightly wavy margins. Leaves turn pinkish red in autumn. Inflorescence is a small, spherical, dense cluster of 30 40 greenish white flowers, subtended by 4 6 white petal like bracts, appearing to be one large showy