Symphoricarpos Albus Common Snowberry
Albus common snowberry symphoricarpos albus var.
Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry. The oval white berries give this species its common name. Threatened and endangered information. Laevigatus is cultivated for planting in the garden but it can suffer from rusts and other pathogens. This plant spreads by underground suckers a full sun.
Interestingly the twigs are hollow. The rounded opposite leaves of common snowberry mark it as a member of the honeysuckle family caprifoliaceae. Albus meaning white and the common name snowberry also refers to the white fruits. Common snowberry snowberry waxberry symphoricarpos albus var.
Native introduced native and introduced. This species is sometimes known as waxberry white coralberry or white thin leaved or few flowered snowberry. Tall and wide 90 180 cm with a bushy rounded habit. Symphoricarpos albus commonly called snowberry is a bushy rounded deciduous shrub that typically grows to 3 6 tall and as wide.
One variety symphoricarpos albus var. Symphori means bear together carpos means fruits referring to the clustered fruits. It is native to north america where it occurs across much of canada and the northern and western united states. Symphoricarpos albus is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common name common snowberry.
The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of symphoricarpos albus. Laevigatus common snowberry legal status.