Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray
(Roundleaf Snowberry)

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray
Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray var. utahensis (Rydberg) A. Nelson
Symphoricarpos palmeri G.N. Jones
Symphoricarpos utahensis Rydberg

Symphoricarpos rotundifolius has small white flowers on spreading stems. The stems are dull red and the leaves are opposite and elliptic with fine serrations. It is found at middle to upper elevations.
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Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, in bloom, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young, & Richard Felger, Black Range, Emory Pass, June 8, 2008



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, flowers, photo Elroy Limmer, Pinos Altos Range, near top of Signal Peak



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, flowers, photo Elroy Limmer, Pinos Altos Range, near top of Signal Peak



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, growth habit, photo Elroy Limmer, Pinos Altos Range, near top of Signal Peak



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, May 30, 2009



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, May 30, 2009



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of berries, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Road, Aug. 9, 2009



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, January 10, 2010



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of terminal bud on a winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, January 10, 2010



Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, closeup of lateral buds on a winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, January 10, 2010


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