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Symphoricarpos Vulgaris
''Symphoricarpos'' is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae. With the exception of the Chinese coralberry, '' S. sinensis'', which is indigenous to western China, all species are native to North and Central America. The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to bear together", and (), meaning "fruit". It refers to the closely packed clusters of berries the species produces. Species in the genus are known by several common names, including snowberry, waxberry and ghostberry. Snowberry is a resilient plant able to withstand a variety of conditions. Their deep roots allow them to survive dry seasons,  and they have been known to grow in a variety of soil types such as light sandy soil, medium loamy soil and heavier clay soil. Snowberry plants are most commonly found low-to mid elevations, in forests, dry or moist openings, rocky hillsides or near riverbanks and streams. Snowberry plants are also able to ...
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Chiococca
''Chiococca'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It currently holds 23 species that are native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Central America, much of South America, the West Indies, and the islands of Galápagos and Fernando de Noronha. The type species for the genus is ''Chiococca alba''.''Chiococca'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). It ranges from Florida to Paraguay and is cultivated as an ornamental.Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. ''The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening.'' The Macmillan Press Limited, London; The Stockton Press, New York. (set) Systematics ''Chiococca'' was named by Patrick Browne in 1756. The generic name is derived from the Greek words χιών (''chion''), meaning "snow" and κόκκος (''kokkos''), meaning "kernel" or "berry". ''Chiococca'' is a member of the tribe Chiococceae. Within the tribe, it is closely related ...
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Symphoricarpos Orbiculatus
''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'', commonly called coralberry, buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. Description ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'' is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches. 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 , but is typically . The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual. Distribution ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'' is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada (Ontario) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The st ...
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Symphoricarpos Parishii
''Symphoricarpos parishii'', or Parish's snowberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. It had been found in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B .... ''Symphoricarpos parishii'' is a low spreading shrub. Stems are up to 100 cm (40 inches) long, sometimes leaning against other vegetation. Leaves are up to 2 cm (0.8 inch) long, dark green on the upper surface but lighter green underneath. It has pink, bell-shaped flowers and white fruits. References parishii Plants described in 1899 Flora of Baja California Flora of the Western United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Dipsacales-stub ...
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Symphoricarpos Palmeri
''Symphoricarpos palmeri'', common name Palmer's snowberry, is a North American species of plants in the Honeysuckle Family. It has been found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...), as well as in the Mexican State of Chihuahua inside Basaseachic Falls National Park.SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
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Symphoricarpos Oreophilus
''Symphoricarpos oreophilus'' is a North American species of flowering plant in the Caprifoliaceae, or honeysuckle family, known by the common name mountain snowberry. Description ''Symphoricarpos oreophilus'' is a deciduous shrub growing erect or spreading or trailing. Depending on environmental conditions it may reach to in mature height. The fruit is a white drupe containing two nutlets, each of which contains a seed. The plant grows from a rhizome. It reproduces vegetatively by sprouting from the rhizome and by layering, and sexually via seed. Distribution and habitat ''Symphoricarpos oreophilus'' has a wide distribution in western Canada, the United States, and northwestern Mexico. It is found in mountainous areas such as the Cascades, the Sierra Nevada, the Rockies, and the Sierra Madre Occidental from British Columbia to the Copper Canyon region of Chihuahua, from the coastal states as far inland as the Black Hills, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and trans-Pecos Texa ...
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Symphoricarpos Occidentalis
''Symphoricarpos occidentalis'', commonly called western snowberry, is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. Description ''Symphoricarpos occidentalis'' is a creeping shrub. The leaves are up to long, with smooth edges and typically a hairy underside. The flowers are pink and rounded to bell-shaped. The fruits are spherical or bulbous shaped, white or pink-tinted. 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. It grows near streams and in moist soils. Cultivation Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physic ...
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Symphoricarpos Mollis
''Symphoricarpos mollis'', with the common names creeping snowberry, Southern California snowberry, and trip vine, is a shrub in the honeysuckle family.Flowering Plans of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd. Ed, 2000, p. 91 Description The plant is a creeping shrub, low growing and straggling, with stems that can reach several feet while the height limited to about . It reproduces both from via rhizome and seed. Leaves are opposite. Stems are flexible. It bears bunches of red or pink rounded, bell-shaped flowers and spherical or bulbous white or pink-tinted fruits measuring about . Distribution and habitat The shrub is found in western North America from British Columbia to California inland to Nevada and Idaho. It does well in warm climates and can tolerate both intense sun and constant shade. It is a plant of chaparral ecosystems, especially along coastlines. Edibility The fruits are inedible. While not generally considered toxic, they are distasteful, having ...
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Symphoricarpos Longiflorus
''Symphoricarpos longiflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common names desert snowberry and fragrant snowberry. It is native to the western United States from the Great Basin to western Texas, as well as northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California).SEInet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
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Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus ''Symphoricarpos''. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
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Symphoricarpos Hesperius
''Symphoricarpos hesperius'', called the trailing snowberry 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 California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...)Turner Photographics, - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, ''Symphoricarpos hesperius'', Creeping Snowberry
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Symphoricarpos Guatemalensis
''Symphoricarpos guatemalensis'' is a Central American species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. It has been found only in Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ....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
includes line drawings on page 274 and distribution map on page 275

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Symphoricarpos Guadalupensis
''Symphoricarpos guadalupensis'', McKittrock's snowberry, is a rare North American species of plants in the honeysuckle family. It has been found only in the Sierra Del Carmen Mountains of Coahuila and in South McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas.Correll, Donovan Stewart 1968. Wrightia 4(1): 28
parallel descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English
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Symphoricarpos × Doorenbosii
''Symphoricarpos'' is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae. With the exception of the Chinese coralberry, ''Symphoricarpos sinensis, S. sinensis'', which is indigenous to western China, all species are native to North America, North and Central America. The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek words (), meaning "to bear together", and (), meaning "fruit". It refers to the closely packed clusters of berries the species produces. Species in the genus are known by several Common name, common names, including snowberry, waxberry and ghostberry. Snowberry is a resilient plant able to withstand a variety of conditions. Their deep roots allow them to survive dry seasons,  and they have been known to grow in a variety of soil types such as light sandy soil, medium loamy soil and heavier clay soil. Snowberry plants are most commonly found low-to mid elevations, in forests, dry or moist openings, rocky hillsides or near riverb ...
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