Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coralberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
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)
Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos
COMMON NAME:
Coralberry, Indian Currant
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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.
JK Marlow jkm160727_442
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm160727_443
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Twigs densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Paul Thompson pstsymphoricarpos_orbic3
Month Unknown
Fruit red berry-like drupes, persistent, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.