Bunchberry

Bunchberry ©Brian Popelier

Dogwoods are a genus of plant that are so plentiful along the Trail that they are often a bane of trail maintenance as the shrubs form a tangle of stems. This little fella is in the same genus  but is the only member which is a perennial herb and not a shrub.Cornus canadensis is normally associated with the BTCs more northern properties but I found a nice patch on a property just west of Georgetown, Ontario.