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 Symphoricarpos albus (Common Snowberry)
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About 15 species; see text |
Symphoricarpos is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Dipsacales are an order of Flowering plants included within the Asterid group of Dicotyledons Under the Cronquist system The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a Clade consisting of about 800 Dicotyledonous Flowering plants with a nearly Cosmopolitan Johann Jakob Dillen (Dillenius ( 1687 - April 2, 1747) was a German Botanist. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu ( April 12, 1748 - September 17, 1836) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to propose Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a Clade consisting of about 800 Dicotyledonous Flowering plants with a nearly Cosmopolitan All but one are natives of North America and Central America; the one remaining is from western China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Its common names in English are Snowberry and Waxberry. It is a member of the Honeysuckle Family, the Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckles ( Lonicera; syn Caprifolium Mill) are arching Shrubs or twining Vines in the family Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a Clade consisting of about 800 Dicotyledonous Flowering plants with a nearly Cosmopolitan
The leaves are 1. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5–5 cm long, rounded, entire or with one or two lobes at the base. The flowers are small, greenish-white to pink, in small clusters of 5–15 together in most species, solitary or in pairs in some (e. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also g. S. microphyllus). The fruit are conspicuous, 1–2 cm in diameter, soft, varying from white (e. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. g. S. albus) to pink (S. microphyllus) to red (S. orbiculatus) and in one species (S. sinensis), blackish purple.
Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) is an important winter food source for quail, pheasant and grouse, but is considered poisonous to humans. Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized Birds in the Pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. Pheasants are a group of large Birds in the order Galliformes. Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. Often considered a family Tetraonidae, the American Ornithologists' Union The berries contain the isoquinoline alkaloid chelidonine, as well as other alkaloids. Isoquinoline, also known as benzopyridine or 2-benzanine, is a Heterocyclic Aromatic Organic compound. This article is about the chemical compounds alkaloids For the Pharmaceutical company in the Republic of Macedonia see Alkaloid (company. Ingesting the berries causes mild symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and slight sedation in children. Sedation is a Medical procedure involving the administration of Sedative drugs generally to facilitate a medical procedure with Local anaesthesia.
- Selected species
- Symphoricarpos albus - Common Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos mexicanus - Mexican Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos microphyllus - Littleleaf Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos mollis - Creeping Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos occidentalis - Western Snowberry or Wolfberry
- Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry
- Symphoricarpos oreophilus - Mountain Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos rotundifolius - Roundleaf Snowberry
- Symphoricarpos sinensis - Chinese Coralberry
Cultivation and uses
Common Snowberry is a popular ornamental shrub in gardens, grown for its decorative white fruit. Symphoricarpos mollis is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common names creeping snowberry, Southern California Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. There are two varieties, S. albus var. albus, native to eastern North America, and S. albus var. laevigatus native to the Pacific coast. The latter is a larger shrub, up to 2 m tall, and with slightly larger fruit; it is treated as a distinct species S. rivularis by some botanists. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life
References and external links
- Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System Notes on poisoning: thin-leaved snowberry
- Symphoricarpos orbiculatus images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu
 Symphoricarpos albus flowers |
 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus fruits, mid-October |
 Symphoricarpos vulgaris . Drawn by Eersde Deel, 1813. |
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