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C. sericea is a deciduous shrub with brightly coloured (often red) stems in the winter. The stems root along nodes, and spread by layering (EPPO, 2009b). The clones form large dense patches, with individual plants up to 3.7 m tall (USDA-NRCS, 2009) in both native and invasive habitats. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, green above, with 20-40 mm petioles (Karlsson, 2009). Long peduncles hold corymb-like infloresences of 20-50 flowers, each with 4 tiny white petals (1-3 mm). Fruit is a white to lead colour, subglobose pyrene (USDA, 1948) with a rounded base, wider than long (3.5 to 6 mm), with eight ridges (Karlsson, 2009).

Related invasive species

  • Cornu

Related Farm Practice

  • Invasive species
  • Layering
Has Cabi datasheet ID
16312
Oss tagged
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