Symphoricarpos hesperius

Symphoricarpos hesperius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species: S. hesperius
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos hesperius
G.N.Jones 1940
Synonyms[1]
  • Symphoricarpos mollis subsp. hesperius (G.N. Jones) Abrams ex Ferris
  • Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius (G.N. Jones) Cronquist

Symphoricarpos hesperius, called the trailing snowberry[2] or creeping snowberry, is a North American species of trailing shrubs in the honeysuckle family. It is native to southwestern Canada (southwestern British Columbia) and the northwestern United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and far northern California)[3][4]

Symphoricarpos hesperius has pink flowers and white fruits.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Symphoricarpos hesperius G.N. Jones
  2. ↑ "Symphoricarpos hesperius". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
  4. 1 2 Turner Photographics, - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Symphoricarpos hesperius, Creeping Snowberry description, photos, distribution map
  5. ↑ Paul Slichter, Snowberries of the Columbia River Gorge, Creeping Snowberry, Spreading Snowberry, Trailing Snowberry Symphoricarpos hesperius


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