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Symphoricarpos acutus

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Species of shrub

Symphoricarpos acutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species: S. acutus
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos acutus
(A.Gray) Dieck 1888 not Howell 1900
Synonyms
  • Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus A.Gray 1884
  • Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. acutus (A.Gray) Frye & Rigg

Symphoricarpos acutus, the sharpleaf snowberry, is a North American species of trailing shrubs in the honeysuckle family. It is native to the western United States (southern Oregon, western Nevada, and northern California).

Symphoricarpos acutus is a trailing herb less than 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It has pink flowers and white fruits.

References

  1. Tropicos, Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus A. Gray
  2. The International Plant Names Index, Symphoricarpos acutus ( A.Gray ) Dieck
  3. NRCS. "Symphoricarpos acutus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
  5. Gray, Asa 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 14 Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus
Taxon identifiers
Symphoricarpos acutus
Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus


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