Symphoricarpos acutus

Symphoricarpos acutus, the sharpleaf snowberry,[3] is a North American species of trailing shrubs in the honeysuckle family. It is native to the western United States (southern Oregon, western Nevada, and northern California).[4]

Symphoricarpos acutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species:
S. acutus
Binomial name
Symphoricarpos acutus
(A.Gray) Dieck 1888 not Howell 1900
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus A.Gray 1884
  • Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. acutus (A.Gray) Frye & Rigg

Symphoricarpos acutus is a trailing herb less than 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It has pink flowers and white fruits.[4][5]

References
  1. Tropicos, Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus A. Gray
  2. The International Plant Names Index, Symphoricarpos acutus ( A.Gray ) Dieck
  3. "Symphoricarpos acutus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
  5. Gray, Asa 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 14 Symphoricarpos mollis var. acutus


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