Red Osier Dogwood is a many-stemmed shrub with young branches, bright red to purple (older branches are gray). Leaves are long and opposite and are very green on top. It has
white clustering flowers and a rich beautiful white against green background. Red-Osier Dogwood, also called Western Dogwood and most likely found in areas that are moist and shady. A shrub and a member of the Cornaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 05. Red Osier Dogwood Please know that most native NW plants make humans sick, many can kill. ~1 in 10, with proper preparation, are consumable; even then perhaps only a part of the plant (root, stalk, leaf, or fruit) is edible. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; but found in other areas of North America with little chance of extinction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_sericea
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-13.pdf
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Cornus%20stolonifera
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Cornus+sericea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_sericea
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COSES
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Cornus&Species=sericea&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
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