[NatureNS] flowering shrub?

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I rejected dogwood because the leaves appear to be toothed, but, looking 
more carefully, it does seem like the veins follow the leaf.  What about 
cornus obliqua?  Or amomum?

-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Schappert
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:45 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca ; nancypdowd@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] flowering shrub?

On 2016-06-14 5:44 PM, NancyDowd wrote:

> Today in Lakeview, nr E Dalhousie, Kings Co, I noticed this shrub in 
> flower:
> https://500px.com/photo/158644957/flowering-shrub-by-nancy
>
> It is about 6-8' tall and seems to have very dark branches. Here is a 
> closer look at the leaves and flowers, poor as it is:
> https://500px.com/photo/158645865/closer-look-at-flowers-and-leaves-by-nancy
>
> It was about 20' in from the roadside in a wet scrubby wooded area near 
> fields. No others were noticed along the dirt road as I drove out. Does 
> anyone recognize it?

It looks like rough-leaved dogwood, Cornus drummondii.

Phil

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