Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake - Honeysuckle family

Size

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
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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.