Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Species of flowering plant
Symphoricarpos occidentalis | |
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Conservation status | |
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Scientific 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
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
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
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
- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Symphoricarpos occidentalis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 21 (2): 201–252.
- ^ "Symphoricarpos occidentalis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1994
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