Biology:Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
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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. orbiculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench 1794
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry,[2] buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.[3]
Description
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches.[4] The leaves are sessile or subsessile. The flowers are greenish-white and borne in verticils in the leaf axils. The fruit is a purple-red drupe with two stones; the drupes are persistent through winter. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus can reach a height of 6 ft (180 cm), but is typically 3–4 ft (90–120 cm).[4] The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual.[5]
Distribution
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada (Ontario) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León).[2][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Lonicera symphoricarpos", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50218418?projectid=0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SYOR. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Coral-Berry, Indian Currant, Devil's Shoestring, or Buckbrush". http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/supor.htm.
- ↑ "Plant database entry for Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) with 24 images, 2 comments, and 50 data details". https://garden.org/plants/view/79123/Coralberry-Symphoricarpos-orbiculatus/.
- ↑ "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Symphoricarpos%20orbiculatus.png
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
Wikidata ☰ Q2080093 entry
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