Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
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Symphoricarpos rotundifolius is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family
known by the common name roundleaf snowberry. It is native to the western United States from California
to Idaho
to Texas
, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is an erect, spreading, or trailing shrub
often exceeding meter in height with many stiff branches. Older woody parts are covered in shreddy bark and smaller, newer twigs are coated in fuzzy hairs. The oval or almost round leaves are up to 2 centimeters long. Flowers occur singly or in pairs in leaf axils. Each has a bell-shaped pink or white corolla up to a centimeter long with a lobed mouth. The fruit is a white berry-like drupe
about a centimeter wide which contains two seeds.
Caprifoliaceae
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade consisting of about 800 dicotyledonous flowering plants, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution; centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa.They are mostly...
known by the common name roundleaf snowberry. It is native to the western United States from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is an erect, spreading, or trailing shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
often exceeding meter in height with many stiff branches. Older woody parts are covered in shreddy bark and smaller, newer twigs are coated in fuzzy hairs. The oval or almost round leaves are up to 2 centimeters long. Flowers occur singly or in pairs in leaf axils. Each has a bell-shaped pink or white corolla up to a centimeter long with a lobed mouth. The fruit is a white berry-like drupe
Drupe
In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...
about a centimeter wide which contains two seeds.