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Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench. Common name: Coralberry, Buckbrush. Phenology: Late Jul-Sep; Sep-Nov (and often persisting well into winter). Habitat: Moist to dry forests, woodlands, thickets, pastures, and old fields, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks. Distribution: CT west to IN, MN, and CO, south to Panhandle FL, TX, and Mexico; the original native distribution somewhat uncertain due to cultivation and escapes. Seemingly increasing in VA and behaving aggressively in dry woodlands and barrens over greenstone and diabase.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Ferguson (1966a); = Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos (L.) MacMill. — S. Basionym: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench 1794 "Urbasionym:" Lonicera symphoricarpos L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Loft Mountain Campground, Big Flat Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, Albemarle County, Virginia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 2-5 ft.

plant sale text: Snowberry has small bell-shaped pinkish-white flowers in the summer that are attractive to hummingbirds. Its flowers are followed by red to purplish-red berries that persist into the winter. Its berries are eaten by various birds including thrushes and grosbeaks. The foliage is tinged with red in the fall. Snowberry is a member of the honeysuckle family and spreads over time, eventually reaching 3 to 5 feet in height and 4 to 8 feet in width.

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native range: eastern & central U.S. to Mexico



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