''Symphoricarpos parishii'', or Parish's snowberry, is a North American species of flowering plant in the
honeysuckle family
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and ...
. It had been found in
California
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,
Nevada
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,
Arizona
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, and
Baja California
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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 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.[Rydberg, Per Axel 1900. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 1: 371–372]
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References
parishii
Plants described in 1899
Flora of Baja California
Flora of the Western United States
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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