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habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
habit (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
habit in flower (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
older branch (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
paler leaf undersides (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
Scientific Name
Cornus capitata Wall.
Synonyms
Benthamia capitata (Wall.) NakaiBenthamidia capitata (Wall.) H. Hara Benthamia fragifera Lindl.
Family
Cornaceae
Common Names
Bentham's cornel, dogwood, evergreen dogwood, Himalayan evergreen dogwood, Himalayan strawberry, Himalayan strawberry tree, strawberry dogwood
Origin
Native to China, the Indian sub-continent (i.e. Bhutan and India) and northern Myanmar.
Naturalised Distribution
Naturalised in some parts of south-eastern Australia (i.e. in Victoria). It has also been reported from the Dorrigo Plateau in northern New South Wales.
Also naturalised in New Zealand.
Notes
This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and a potential environmental weed in the wider Sydney and Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. It is invading damp eucalypt forests and moist montane forests in Victoria.
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