4411

Shrub
Perennial

Native: western North America

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Look for it in disturbed areas, sometimes in natural areas, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer
White/Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 included stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White
Berry

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p296

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-03-X:
Symphoricarpos albus   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Symphoricarpos albus

(?) -
Symphoricarpos rivularis