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Mingus Mtn - Campground
Sue Smith

Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius - roundleaf snowberry

Plant Form:Shrub

Family: Caprifoliaceae


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Plant Description Origin: Native Similar Species: Symphoricarpos oreophilus General Description: Deciduous. A low growing, erect and sometimes trailing mountain shrub, with spreading to arching branches. Identification notes: Stems erect to straggling; leaves opposite along the twigs; leaves ovate and softly hairy, minute soft hairs; twigs have dense hairs; flowers tubular, funnel-shaped, white to pink, 5-lobed, lobes shorter than tube; white berry-like fruit. Height: 3-1/2 feet Width: 4 feet Habitat Habitat Description: Found on dry, rocky slopes. Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest Elevation: 4000 - 10000 feet Flowers Color: White to pink Shape: Regular in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: May - Jul Description: Slender, lobed at the tip to 1/2 inch long and in clusters of up to 6 in leaf axils. Leaves Leaf Color: Grayish-green Type: Simple Shape: Round or oval Margin: Lobed Attachment: Opposite Hairs: Top and bottom of leaves Description: Hairy on both sides, somewhat paler grayish-green below, prominently veined, thick and oval to 1-1/2 inches long by 3/4 inch wide and finely haired. Fruit Color: White Type: Berry-like Description: 1/2 inch in diameter. Remain on plant most of the winter. Bark/Branches Bark Color: Gray Bark Texture (Mature): Rough Bark and Branch Description: Slender, brown fuzzy-hairy twigs turn gray and become shreddy with age. Spines, thorns or prickles: N


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