Alternate Names: Kinnikinnik, Red Dogwood. Description: A large spreading multi-stemmed, lightly suckering shrub, which may reach a height of 6-10 feet on favorable sites. Likes moist soil. Stems are dark to bright red, white fruit clusters are taken rapidly by birds.
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