Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake - Honeysuckle familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Root Depth: 18 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Common Snowberry: Abagrotis erratica, Adelphagrotis indeterminata, Adelphagrotis stellaris, Argyrotaenia francisana, Alucita hexadactyla, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anhimella perbrunnea, Argyrotaenia francisana, Aseptis binotata, Automeris io io, Behrensia conchiformis, Behrensia conchiformis conchiformis, Campaea perlata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Euceratia castella, Euceratia securella, Euphydryas anicia ancicia, Euphydryas chalcedona, Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona, Euphydryas chalcedona colon, Euphydryas gillettii, Hemaris diffinis, Hemaris thysbe, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca nuttalli, Hesperumia latipennis, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Melanchra picta, Neoalcis californiaria, Onceroptila cygnodiella, Operophtera occidentalis, Orgyia leucostigma, Pero mizon, Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella, Pleromelloida cinerea, Pleromelloida conserta, Polia purpurissata, Pseudorthodes irrorata, Rhopobota unipunctana geminana, Smerinthus cerisyi, Sphinx perelegans, Sphinx vashti, Sunira decipiens, Synaxis jubararia, Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi, Ypsolopha dentiferella
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.