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Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.
western snowberry

       
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Photo of Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.
 
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Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

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Distribution:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 13 species in Symphoricarpos
 

Classification:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Dipsacales
Family Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus Symphoricarpos Duham. – snowberry
Species Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. – western snowberry
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

western snowberry
wolfberry

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35336.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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