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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Western snowberry

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

ALSO KNOWN AS

Wolfberry

Plant family

Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

A small shrub, 6-12 ft. tall, with numerous erect branches arching at the top.
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Identification hints

Gray-green leaves are opposite and oval shaped with coarse, round teeth. Clusters of non-showy, pink flowers bloom in June and July. The flowers are followed by greenish-white berries, soon discoloring to brown or black.
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Western snowberry is used by songbirds, game birds, small mammals and browsers for food, cover, and nesting sites. The plant also attracts hummingbirds.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
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