Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Mountain snowberry

Family: Caprifoliaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Mountain snowberry is a California native shrub found in mountain regions, typically growing in rocky or woodland habitats. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces delicate pink or white flowers that are narrowly bell-shaped, 6 to 10 millimeters long, with slightly erect lobes. Growing 60 to 120 centimeters tall with stiff stems and shredding older bark, the shrub has a distinctive architectural form. Its leaves are relatively small, measuring 8 to 20 millimeters long, with undersides that are noticeably paler and more prominently veined. The fruit is an ovoid berry approximately 8 to 12 millimeters long, which provides food and habitat for local wildlife.

California counties: Alpine, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Mono, Inyo, Del Norte, Calaveras, Orange, Tulare, Riverside, Lassen, Kern, Ventura, El Dorado, Fresno, Mariposa, Nevada, Shasta, Modoc, Amador, Sierra, Lake, Madera, Plumas, Tehama, Tuolumne, Placer, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Siskiyou

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.