Symphoricarpos albus (Common Snowberry)

 5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

5/19/17 William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Common Snowberry

SPECIES: Symphoricarpos albus

FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/19/2017

LOCATION: William Heise County Park, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Plant erect, 6--18 dm, glabrous or puberulent. 

Stem: branches stiff, spreading; new shoots erect, unbranched, often with inflorescence and larger, more variable leaves. 

Leaf: blade generally 1--3 cm, to 6 cm on new shoots. 

Inflorescence: flowers 8--16. 

Flower: calyx limb +- spreading, divided 1/2; corolla 4--6 mm, bell-shaped, pink, swollen on 1 side, with 5 nectary glands within swelling, lobes +- 1/2 corolla, +- erect, lobes and upper throat +- densely hairy inside. 

Fruit: 8--12 mm, round. 

Seed: 4--5 mm. 

Ecology: Shady woodland, streambanks, northern slopes; 

Elevation: < 1200 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NW, w edge CaR, n SNF, CW, SW; 

Distribution Outside California: to Alaska, Montana; naturalized in eastern United States. 

Toxicity: Fruit may be TOXIC to humans. 

Flowering Time: May--Jul(Sep) 

Synonyms: Symphoricarpos rivularis Suksd.

eFlora Treatment Author: Charles D. Bell & Lauramay T. Dempster