VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Symphoricarpos mollis | Creeping Snowberry 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Creeping snowberry provides nesting cover for the endangered least
Bell's vireo, in southern California [10].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Creeping snowberry is useful for erosion control because of its rhizomes
[21].  It can be propagated through cuttings or, less successfully, by
seed.  Seeds should be collected from September through October.  


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Traditionally, Native Americans crushed the leaves of creeping snowberry
to treat sores and wounds.  The bark was boiled to remedy tuberculosis
and venereal disease.  Stems were used for arrows and pipes [11].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Saponin in the leaves of creeping snowberry could be toxic to livestock
and wildlife, but no ill effects have been reported on Western ranges
[31].

Creeping snowberry did not show significant increases in cover until 40
years following clearcutting and broadcast burning in western hemlock
(Tsuga heterophylla)/Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) habitat types
in the western Cascade Mountains of Oregon [28].

Related categories for Species: Symphoricarpos mollis | Creeping Snowberry