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Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Description

Symphoricarpos albus�is a species of flowering plant in the�honeysuckle family�known by the common name�common snowberry.�It is native to�North America, where it occurs across much of�Canada�and the northern and western United States. Symphoricarpos albus grows in shady and moist mountain and forest habitat, in woodlands and on floodplains and riverbanks. It can grow in a wide variety of habitat types. It is naturalized in parts of Britain, where it has been planted as an ornamental and a cover for game.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Dipsacales

            • Family: Caprifoliaceae

              • Genus: Symphoricarpos