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INTRODUCTORY

SPECIES: Symphoricarpos albus | Common Snowberry

ABBREVIATION:


SYMALB

SYNONYMS:


Symphoricarpos racemosus (Michx.) [48,116]
Symphoricarpos rivularis Suksdorf [38,56]

NRCS PLANT CODE:


SYAL
SYALA
SYALL

COMMON NAMES:


common snowberry
snowberry
white coralberry

TAXONOMY:


The scientific name of common snowberry is Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake (Caprifoliaceae) [58,66]. The 2 recognized varieties are [56,58,66,116]:

S. albus var. albus
S. albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake

LIFE FORM:


Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:


No special status

OTHER STATUS:


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts [72] lists common snowberry as an endangered species.

Virginia classifies common snowberry as very rare within the state [112].

Delaware [34] has common snowberry on their watchlist of rare native plants.

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:


McWilliams, Jack. (2000, April). Symphoricarpos albus. In: Remainder of Citation


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