Bentamidia Nattolla , also Cornel nuttállii ( lat. Córnus nuttállii ) - a species of plants from North America, part of the genus Kizil ( Cornus ) of the family Kizilovye ( Cornaceae ). It is named after the famous English naturalist who studied the nature of the USA, Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859).
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Cornus nuttallii Audubon , 1838 |
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A small, rarely quite massive deciduous tree up to 3–9 (15) m high. The leaves are 7.5–12.5 cm long, elliptical, sometimes almost rounded, bright green on the upper side, small-hairy, pale green pubescent on the lower side , sometimes finely serrated.
The inflorescence is capitate, surrounded by 4-6 pointed white or cream (sometimes pink) bracts 5-7.5 cm long, playing the role of an underdeveloped corolla . The first flowering is observed in April, before the appearance of leaves or simultaneously with it, the second - in August - September.
Fruits - sessile bright red or red-orange drupes , collected in 20-40, about 12 mm long.
Nuttall bentamidia is common in western North America - from southern California in the south to southwestern British Columbia in the north. Goes east to the north of Idaho , in the Loksa river basins and Selway . In Idaho, it has the status of an endangered species.
Bentamidia Nuttoll, like its East American relative, bentamidia blooming , is susceptible to anthracnosis caused by the fungus Discula destructiva . Shade-tolerant, but not very hardy, it freezes when the temperature drops below –18 ° C (plants from Idaho are slightly more winter-hardy). It also does not tolerate too high temperatures in the summer. In California, it is sometimes grown in gardens, appreciated for the bright red autumn leaves and beautiful early flowering.
Indians of the northwest believed that dogwood Nuttall brings good luck. The bitter bark of the plant found various uses in medicine - it was used as a laxative, vomit, stomach, blood purifying, tonic [2] .
Chipmunks and deer, as well as various birds, feed on the fruits of bentamidia.
Synonyms
- Benthamia nuttallii (Audubon) Nakai , 1909
- Benthamidia nuttallii (Audubon) Moldenke , 1935
- Cynoxylon nuttallii (Audubon) Shafer , 1908
- Cornus florida sensu hook. , 1834 - mistakenly used name
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- ↑ Quattrocchi, U. CRC world dictionary of medicinal and poisonous plants. - Boca Raton, Fla., 2012 .-- Vol. 2. - P. 1136. - ISBN 1-4398-9443-4 .
- Stuart, JD; Sawyer, JO Trees and Shrubs of California. - Berkeley, 2001 .-- P. 219. - 467 p.
