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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coralberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-03-001:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos
COMMON NAME:
Coralberry, Indian Currant
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_syor_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sysy_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0402c_28
February Jackson County NC
Old homesite
An erect, much-branched shrub, 1-2m tall, with slender, purplish stems, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm0402d_05
February Jackson County NC
Old homesite
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1595
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1597
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1599
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7069
April Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220421_7093
April Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_orbiculatus
April
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JK Marlow jkm160727_443
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Twigs densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0411a_28
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0411c_31
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0411f_16
November York County SC
Blackjacks Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0511b_3435
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Paul Thompson pstsymphoricarpos_orbic2
Month Unknown
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Paul Thompson pstsymphoricarpos_orbic3
Month Unknown
Fruit red berry-like drupes, persistent, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-03-001:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos
1478
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC & in Mountains (uncommon to rare southward)
Look for it in moist to dry forests, woodlands, thickets, pastures, and old fields, esp over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 included stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Purplish-red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p262
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p071
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p125
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p296
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p18
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p344