Symphoricarpos mollis
Caprifoliaceae
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
- Flower Form: urn shaped fls
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: spreading to 16 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, West-side Forest
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Trailing Snowberry
- Latin Synonyms: Symphoricarpos hesperius, Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius
