Symphoricarpos mollis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
| Species: | S. mollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. 1841
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Symphoricarpos mollis, with the common names creeping snowberry,[1] Southern California snowberry, and trip vine, is a shrub in the honeysuckle family.[2]
Description
[edit]The plant is a creeping shrub, low growing and straggling, with stems that can reach several feet while the height limited to about 0.5 metres (1+1⁄2 ft).[2] It reproduces both from via rhizome and seed.
Leaves are opposite.[3] 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 1 centimetre (1⁄2 in).[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The shrub is found in western North America from British Columbia to California inland to Nevada and Idaho.[4][5]
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
[edit]The fruits are inedible.[3] While not generally considered toxic, they are distasteful, having a soapy texture due to the presence of saponins.
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Symphoricarpos mollis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b Flowering Plans of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd. Ed, 2000, p. 91
- ^ a b c Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Trailing Snowberry, creeping snowberry, snowberry
- ^ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment, University of California
- United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service, Fire ecology
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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