Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F.Blake
Caprifoliaceae - Dipsacales
One variety in California:
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fernald) S.F.Blake
Protologue: Rhodora 16: 119 (1914)
Pronunciation: Sym-pho-ri-cár-pos ál-bus var. lae-vi-gà-tus
Etymology: Gr. symphorein, borne together + karpos, fruit, after the clustered berries + L. albus, white
+ laevigatus, smooth, slippery, from L. laevis, smooth
Jepson eFlora Treatment of taxon
Jepson eFlora Key to Symphoricarpos
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2 map. Click to see current herbarium records.
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Plant is a low shrub with opposite, simple leaves. Leaves are generally unlobed, but may be pinnately lobed in new growth.
Note inferior ovary and slightly swollen region of upper tube, correpsonding to large glandular region (brownish region, lower right)
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