Symphoricarpos mollis
Symphoricarpos mollis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
Species: | S. mollis |
Binomial name | |
Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. 1841 |
Symphoricarpos mollis, with the common names creeping snowberry,[1] Southern California snowberry, and trip vine, is a shrub in the Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae).[2] It is found in western North America from British Columbia to California inland to Nevada and Idaho.[3][4]
Range and habitat
The shrub does well in warm climates and can tolerate both intense sun and constant shade. It is a plant of chaparral ecosystems, especially along coastlines.
Growth pattern
The plant is a creeping shrub, low growing and straggling, with stems that can reach several feet while the height limited to only about 1 1/2 ft.[2] It reproduces both from via rhizome and seed.
Leaves and stems
Leaves are opposite. Stems are flexible.
Inflorescence
It bears bunches of red or pink rounded, bell-shaped flowers and spherical or bulbous white or pink-tinted fruits.
The fruits are not generally considered toxic but are distasteful, having a soapy texture due to the presence of saponins.
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphoricarpos mollis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b Flowering Plans of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd. Ed, 2000, p. 91
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Trailing Snowberry, creeping snowberry, snowberry
- ^ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment, University of California
- United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service, Fire ecology
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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