Jump to content

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Hook. 1833

Symphoricarpos occidentalis, commonly called western snowberry,[2] is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.

Description

[edit]

Symphoricarpos occidentalis is a creeping shrub, with pink, rounded to bell-shaped flowers and spherical or bulbous shaped, white or pink-tinted fruits.[3]

Distribution

[edit]

Symphoricarpos occidentalis is native across much of Canada plus the northern and central United States as far south as Oklahoma, northeastern New Mexico, and the Texas Panhandle.[2][4]

Cultivation

[edit]

Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes.[citation needed] It is considered to be a weed in certain situations.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Symphoricarpos occidentalis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Symphoricarpos occidentalis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 21 (2): 201–252.
  4. ^ "Symphoricarpos occidentalis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
[edit]