Symphoricarpos hesperius, called the trailing snowberry[2] or creeping snowberry, is a North American species of trailing shrubs in the honeysuckle family. It is native to southwestern Canada (southwestern British Columbia) and the northwestern United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and far northern California)[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
| Species: | S. hesperius
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| Symphoricarpos hesperius G.N.Jones 1940
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Symphoricarpos hesperius has pink flowers and white fruits.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Tropicos, Symphoricarpos hesperius G.N. Jones
- ^ NRCS. "Symphoricarpos hesperius". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
- ^ a b Turner Photographics, - Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Symphoricarpos hesperius, Creeping Snowberry description, photos, distribution map
- ^ Paul Slichter, Snowberries of the Columbia River Gorge, Creeping Snowberry, Spreading Snowberry, Trailing Snowberry Symphoricarpos hesperius
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