Biology:Symphoricarpos occidentalis
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
| Species: | S. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. 1833
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Symphoricarpos occidentalis, commonly called western snowberry,[1] is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.
Description
Symphoricarpos occidentalis is a creeping shrub. The leaves are up to 8 centimetres (3 in) long, with smooth edges and typically a hairy underside.[2]
The flowers are pink and rounded to bell-shaped. The fruits are spherical or bulbous shaped, white or pink-tinted.[3]
Distribution and habitat
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.[1][4]
It grows near streams and in moist soils.[2]
Cultivation
Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes. It is considered to be a weed in certain situations.[1]
Edibility
The berries are inedible.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Symphoricarpos occidentalis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SYOC. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 310. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbAAwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21 (2): 201–252. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8370347#page/214.
- ↑ "Symphoricarpos occidentalis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Symphoricarpos%20occidentalis.png
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2078043 entry
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