Symphoricarpos microphyllus

Symphoricarpos microphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species: S. microphyllus
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos microphyllus
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Kunth 1820
Synonyms[1][2]

Symphoricarpos microphyllus, the pink snowberry,[3] is a North American species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Chihuahua to Chiapas, and found also in Guatemala, Honduras, and the US State of New Mexico.[4][5][6][7]

Symphoricarpos microphyllusis an erect branching shrub sometimes as much as 3 meters (10 feet) tall, making it the tallest species in the genus. Leaves are up to 25 mm (1 inch) long, dark green on the upper surface but lighter green underneath. It has pink, bell-shaped flowers and white or pale pink fruits.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Symphoricarpos microphyllus Kunth
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Symphoricarpos microphyllus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Kunth
  3. ↑ "Symphoricarpos microphyllus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
  5. ↑ Williams, J. K. 1994. A new species, Symphoricarpos guatemalensis (Caprifoliaceae), from Guatemala with a key to the Mexican and Guatemalan species. Sida 16(2): 273–280
  6. ↑ Nash, D. L. 1976. Caprifoliaceae. In: D. L. Nash (ed.), Flora of Guatemala - Part X, Number 4. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(11/4): 275–296
  7. ↑ Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa


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