| Symphoricarpos mollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
| Species: | S. mollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. 1841 | |
Symphoricarpos mollis, with the common names creeping snowberry, Southern California snowberry, and trip vine, is a shrub in the Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae). It is found in western North America from British Columbia to California inland to Nevada and Idaho.
Range and habitat
The shrub does well in warm climates and can tolerate both intense sun and constant shade. It is a plant of chaparral ecosystems, especially along coastlines.
Growth pattern
The plant is a creeping shrub, low growing and straggling, with stems that can reach several feet while the height limited to only about 1 1/2 ft. It reproduces both from via rhizome and seed.
Leaves and stems
Leaves are opposite. Stems are flexible.
Inflorescence
It bears bunches of red or pink rounded, bell-shaped flowers and spherical or bulbous white or pink-tinted fruits.
The fruits are not generally considered toxic but are distasteful, having a soapy texture due to the presence of saponins.
References
- NRCS. "Symphoricarpos mollis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Flowering Plans of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd. Ed, 2000, p. 91
- Calflora taxon report, University of California, Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Trailing Snowberry, creeping snowberry, snowberry
- Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment, University of California
- United States Department of Agriculture National Forest Service, Fire ecology
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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