snowberries
genus Symphoricarpos
Member of
honeysuckle family (family Caprifoliaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
Key features:
- plant height
- number of berries in each cluster
Both species host snowberry sawfly (Blennogeneris spissipes).
Toxicity of snowberry, coral berry (Symphoricarpos spp., Symphoricarpus spp.):
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.
2 observed taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 64 (20 are research grade)
Locations:
- Nisene Marks SP: 7
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park: 5
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area: 4
- Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 3
- Coal Creek OSP: 2
- Coal Mine Ridge Nature Preserve: 2
- DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz: 2
- Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood RP: 2
- Joseph D. Grant CP: 2
- Los Trancos OSP: 2
- Murray Ranch SP: 2
- Portola Redwoods SP: 2
- San Pedro Valley CP: 2
- Sibley Volcanic RP: 2
- Stevens Creek CP: 2
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
- Windy Hill OSP: 2
- Almaden Quicksilver CP
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Bear Creek Redwoods OSP
- Calero CP
- Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
- Huckleberry Botanic RP
- Jacks Peak CP
- La Honda Creek OSP
- Lake Chabot RP
- Lexington Reservoir CP
- Long Ridge OSP
- Mt. Diablo SP
- Picchetti Ranch OSP
- Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
- Russian Ridge OSP
- Sam McDonald CP
- Sunol Wilderness RP
- Thornewood OSP
Months:
- Jan.: 2
- Feb.: 1
- Mar.: 1
- Apr.: 1
- May: 8
- Jun.: 4
- Jul.: 8
- Aug.: 10
- Sep.: 12
- Oct.: 5
- Nov.: 6
- Dec.: 6
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Not all sites include this taxon:
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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