Common Names
Common Names in English:
Common Snowberry, Ice Apple, Snowberry, Snowberry (Common), Waxberry
Description
Physical Description
ID Features: White fall drupes. Rounded, bushy habit. Suckering growth. Opposite leaves and buds.
Habit: A deciduous multi-stemmed shrub with a bushy, rounded habit and twiggy , dense branching. Spreads by suckers underground. • Growth Form: Rhizomatous • Shape and Orientation: Rounded
Flowers: Terminal spikes on current growth. Pinkish, tubular blossoms .25" long. Blooms not very showy. • Bloom Period: Early Summer • Flower Conspicuous: Tiny bell-shaped flowers
Seeds: Seed per Pound: 76029 • Seed Spread Rate: Slow • Seedling Vigor: Medium • Fruit: Round to oval drupe .5" diameter. Brilliant white color. Persist September-November. Very ornamental . • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium • Fruit/Seed Color: White • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Foliage: Dark green leaves on arching stems • Foliage Shape: Oval • Foliage Color: Green • Normal foliage color: Green • Underside foliage: Green • Juvenile foliage: Green • Mature foliage: Green • New foliage: Green • Spring foliage: Green • Summer foliage: Opposite, simple leaves. Ovate , rounded shape . Blue-green color. Pubescent undersides. • Fall foliage: No appreciable fall color. • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense • Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate • Foliage Texture: Medium • Fall Conspicuous: No • Leaf Retention: No
Size/Age/Growth
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer • Growth Rate: Slow-moderate. • Mature Height (feet): 3.0 • Maximum Height at 20 Years (feet): 3 • Size: to 2 to 6 ft . tall and wide. • Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate • Lifespan: Lifespan
Landscaping
Landscape Uses: Shrub border . Shaded gardens. Naturalizing. • Liabilities: Suckers profusely and spreads . Little floral show. No fall color. • Care: Drought tolerant . Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring .
Habitat
Hardy to zone 3.
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,839 meters (0 to 9,314 feet).Mean = 149.220 meters (489.567 feet), Standard Deviation = 216.740 based on 11,894 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial • Coppice Potential: No • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes • Propagated by Container: Yes • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: No • Propagated by Seed: No • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall • Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
Growth
Culture: Easy to transplant. Tolerates any soil. Sun to medium shade. Prune before new growth.
Soil: Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes • Anaerobic Tolerance: None • Salinity Tolerance: None • CaCO3 Tolerance: High • Minimum pH: 6.0 • Maximum pH: 7.8 • Fertility Requirement: Medium
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High • Minimum Precipitation: 12 • Maximum Precipitation: 45 • Moisture Use: Medium • Water Requirements: Once established needs only occasional water.
Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): -38°F. • Minimum Frost Free Days: 150 • Heat Zones: High: 7 (>60 to 90 days) Low:1 (< 1 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Cornidae
()
- Frohne & Jensen Ex Reveal, 1994
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
()
- (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order:
Dipsacales
()
- Dumortier, 1829
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
()
- A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
- Genus:
Symphoricarpos
()
- Duhamel du Monceau, 1755
- Specific epithet:
albus
- (L.) Blake
- Botanical name: - Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
- Specific epithet:
albus
- (L.) Blake
- Genus:
Symphoricarpos
(
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
(
- Order:
Dipsacales
(
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
(
- Subclass:
Cornidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000.
Place of publication
: Rhodora 16:118. 1914
Name verified on 20-May-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 10-Mar-2003
Similar Species
Members of the genus Symphoricarpos
There are approximately 103 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
S. × doorenbosii (Common Snowberry) · S. 'Amethyst' · S. 'Bokrabright' (Bright Fantasy" Snowberry) · S. 'Kolcharm' (Charming Fantasy" Snowberry) · S. 'Kolgreep' · S. 'Maartje' · S. 'Marleen' · S. 'Scarlet Pearl' (Scarlet Pearl Snowberry) · S. acutus (Sharpleaf Snowberry) · S. alba · S. albus (Common Snowberry) · S. albus 'Constance Spry' · S. albus 'Taff's White' · S. albus 'Turesson' · S. albus 'Variegatus' (Ice Apple) · S. albus f. laevigatus · S. albus f. ovatus · S. albus laevigatus · S. albus var. albus · S. albus var. laevigatus (Common Snowberry) · S. albus var. ovatus · S. alubs · S. alubs var. ovatus · S. austinae · S. chenaultii · S. ciliatus · S. conglomeratus · S. elongatus · S. erythrocarpus · S. fragrans · S. glabratus · S. glancus · S. glaucescens · S. glaucus · S. glomeratus · S. guadalupensis (Mckittrick's Snowberry) · S. guatemalensis · S. hesperius (Trailing Snowberry) · S. heterophyllus · S. heyeri · S. imberbis · S. leucocarpa · S. leucocarpus · S. longiflorus (Desert Snowberry) · S. mexicanus · S. microphyllus (Pink Snowberry) · S. mollis (Creeping Snowberry) · S. mollis hesperius · S. montanus · S. occidentalis (Western Snowberry) · S. occidentalis var. heyeri · S. odoratus · S. orbiculatus (Birds Eye Bush) · S. orbiculatus 'Albovariegatus' · S. orbiculatus 'Argenteovariegatus' · S. orbiculatus 'Bowles' Golden Variegated' · S. orbiculatus 'Foliis Variegatis' · S. orbiculatus 'Taff's Silver Edge' · S. orbiculatus 'Variegatus' (Birds Eye Bush) · S. orbiculatus f. leucocarpus · S. orbiculatus Moench 'Korona' · S. oreophilus (Mountain Snowberry) · S. oreophilus var. oreophilus · S. oreophilus var. utahensis · S. ovatus · S. palmeri (Palmer Snowberry) · S. parishii var. parishii · S. parviflorus · S. parvifolius · S. poluccensis · S. puniceus · S. racemosa · S. racemosus var. albus · S. racemosus var. laevigatus · S. racemosus var. pauciflorus · S. racemosus var. trilobus · S. rivularis var. laevigatus · S. rotundifolius (Coralberry) · S. rotundifolius var. acutus · S. rotundifolius var. parishii · S. rotundifolius var. rotundifolius · S. rotundifolius var. vaccinioides · S. salmonense · S. salmonensis · S. sinensis · S. spicatus · S. toluccensis · S. vaccinoides · S. vulgaris · S. vulgaris var. leucocarpus · S. vulgaris var. spicatus · S. vulgarus · S. wassukana · S. × chenaultii · S. × chenaultii 'Hancock' (Chenault Coralberry) · S. x doorenbosii'Amethyst' (Snowberry) · S. x doorenbosii 'Ariso' (Marleen® Coralberry) · S. × doorenbosii 'Erect' · S. x doorenbosii 'Kordes' (Amethyst Coralberry) · S. × doorenbosii 'Magic Berry' (Magic Berry Coralberry)
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Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:
- Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
- Institute of Dendrology PAS, Institute of Dendrology PAS, Flora of Sudety Mountains
- Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences, Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
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- US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2657204
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-35332
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13758876
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149439-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 36006
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 35332
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 1006487-
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: SYAL
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 64872
