Western Snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. - Honeysuckle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Planting Distance: 34 inches

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 18 inches

Growth Form: Thicket Forming

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Western Snowberry: Euphydryas anicia bernadetta, Libytheana bachmanii, Libytheana carinenta, Occidryas anicia bernadetta

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.