Symphoricarpos mollis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt.

Creeping snowberry, Trailing snowberry

Symphoricarpos mollis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Symphoricarpos hesperius


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Genus:	Symphoricarpos
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Symphoricarpos acutus
PLANTS	Symphoricarpos albus var. mollis
JEF	Symphoricarpos hesperius

Information about Symphoricarpos mollis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SYMO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).