Symphoricarpos palmeri

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Symphoricarpos palmeri

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species:
S. palmeri
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos palmeri

Symphoricarpos palmeri, common name Palmer's snowberry,[2] is a North American species of plants in the Honeysuckle Family. It has been found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas), as well as in the Mexican State of Chihuahua inside Basaseachic Falls National Park.[3][4]

Symphoricarpos palmeri is a trailing shrub up to 3 meters (10 feet) long, with erect or ascending branches. Flowers are pink, funnel-shaped or tubular. Fruit is white.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Symphoricarpos palmeri". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphoricarpos palmeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos and distribution map
  4. ^ a b Jones, George Neville 1940. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 243–245