Cornus sanguinea
Tracheophyta
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Ecology
A deciduous shrub, locally frequent in woodland, scrub, hedgerows and shelter-belts on limestone soils or base-rich clays, and sometimes dominant in hedges and scrub on chalk. It is frequently planted in landscaping schemes and is introduced sporadically, or occurs as an escape, outside its native range. Lowland.
Status
Native
Trends
There has been no significant change in the distribution of C. sanguinea since the 1962 Atlas, but introductions have begun to blur its native range. In Ireland the native range follows Scannell & Synnott (1987), but more work is needed to clarify the situation there.
World Distribution
European Temperate element.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 5
Reaction (Ellenberg): 7
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 6
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.7
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15.8
Annual Precipitation (mm): 810
Height (cm): 400
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Mega-, meso- and microphanerophyte
Woodiness
Woody
Clonality - primary
Clones formed by suckering from roots
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1179
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 52
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 1
Atlas Change Index: -0.06
Weighted Changed Factor: 15
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
11
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000003626