''Symphoricarpos microphyllus'', the pink snowberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the
honeysuckle family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from
Chihuahua to
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities ...
, and found also in
Guatemala,
Honduras, and the US State of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
.
[Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus ''Symphoricarpos''. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252]
/ref>[Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa]
''Symphoricarpos microphyllus''is 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.[
]
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photo of herbarium specimen collected in Coahuila in 1981
microphyllus
Flora of New Mexico
Plants described in 1819
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Honduras
Flora of Guatemala
Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
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