CaprifoliaceaeSymphoricarpos hesperius
Creeping Snowberry
Vine-like shrub, creeping or trailing, hairless or soft-hairy. Arching branches on ground often root where touching. Deciduous leaves very small, entire to lobed. Flowers few in cluster near stem tip; 2 bracts fused together bear short flower stalk. Flowers pink, often red outside, bell-shaped, with 5 lobes, hairs inside. Grows in dry forests and openings in woods at all elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: spreading to 16 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, West-Side Forest
- Found In: Siskiyous, West Gorge, N Cascades NP, Mt. Rainier NP, Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
More Information:
- Latin synonyms: Symphoricarpos mollis, Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius
- Common synonyms: trailing snowberry
- More Photos
- USDA Plants Database
- CalPhotos
- Oregon Flora Project Atlas
- E-Flora BC
- WTU Herbarium Image Collection
- UW Herbarium - Vascular Plant Collection