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==Ecology==
==Ecology==
Common snowberry (''[[Symphoricarpos albus|S. albus]]'') is an important winter food source for [[quail]], [[pheasant]], and [[grouse]], but is considered poisonous to humans. The berries contain the [[isoquinoline]] [[alkaloid]] [[chelidonine]], as well as other alkaloids. Ingesting the berries causes mild symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and slight [[sedation]] in children.
Common snowberry (''[[Symphoricarpos albus|S. albus]]'') is an important winter food source for [[quail]], [[pheasant]], and [[grouse]], but is considered poisonous to humans. The berries contain the [[isoquinoline]] [[alkaloid]] [[chelidonine]], as well as other alkaloids. Ingesting the berries causes mild symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and slight [[sedation]] in children.
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==Cultivation and uses==
==Cultivation and uses==
Common snowberry is a popular [[ornamental plant|ornamental shrub]] in [[garden]]s, grown for its decorative white fruit and [[wildlife garden]]ing.  
Common snowberry is a popular [[ornamental plant|ornamental shrub]] in [[garden]]s, grown for its decorative white fruit and [[wildlife garden]]ing.  
<gallery>
File:Symphoricarpos_albus_3049.JPG|''[[Symphoricarpos albus]]'' flowers
Image:Coralberry.jpg|''[[Symphoricarpos orbiculatus]]'' fruits, mid-October
Image:Lonicera symphoricarpos Ypey55.jpg| ''[[Symphoricarpos vulgaris]]'' . Drawn by Eersde Deel, 1813.
Image:Coralberries.JPG|''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'' fruits in winter
Image:Coral berries in prairie.JPG|''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'' fruits in autumn
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


==External links==
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{{wikispecies}}
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYMPH USDA PLANTS Profile]
*[http://www.portraitoftheearth.com/trees/snowberry.html Winter ID pictures]
*[http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_psn=122&p_type=all&p_sci=comm&p_x=px Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System] Notes on poisoning: thin-leaved snowberry
*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/syor.htm ''Symphoricarpos orbiculatus'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]


[[Category:Caprifoliaceae]]
[[Category:Caprifoliaceae]]
[[Category:Berries]]
[[Category:Berries]]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Symphoricarpos, commonly known as the snowberry, waxberry, or ghostberry, is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. With the exception of the Chinese coralberry, S. sinensis, which is indigenous to western China, all species are native to North and Central America. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words συμφορειν (symphorein), meaning "to bear together," and καρπος (karpos), meaning "fruit." It refers to the closely packed berries the species produce.[1]

Description

Symphoricarpos leaves are 1.5–5 cm (0.6-2.0 inches) long, rounded, entire or with one or two lobes at the base. The flowers are small, greenish-white to pink, in small clusters of 5–15 together in most species, solitary or in pairs in some (e.g. S. microphyllus). The fruit is conspicuous, 1–2 cm (0.4-0.8 inches) in diameter, soft, varying from white (e.g. S. albus) to pink (S. microphyllus) to red (S. orbiculatus) and in one species (S. sinensis), blackish purple. When the white berries are broken open, the fruit inside looks like fine, sparkling granular snow. The flesh is spongy and contains two 2-5 mm long, whitish stone seeds. The seeds are egg-shaped and more or less flattened which contain endosperm and a small embryo. They have a very tough, hard, and impermeable covering so the seeds are very hard to germinate and may be dormant for up to 10 years.

The white berries create a cracking sound when they are stepped into firm ground.

Species

Species accepted as of August 2015[2]

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Ecology

Common snowberry (S. albus) is an important winter food source for quail, pheasant, and grouse, but is considered poisonous to humans. The berries contain the isoquinoline alkaloid chelidonine, as well as other alkaloids. Ingesting the berries causes mild symptoms of vomiting, dizziness, and slight sedation in children.

Cultivation and uses

Common snowberry is a popular ornamental shrub in gardens, grown for its decorative white fruit and wildlife gardening.

References

  1. Everett, Thomas H. (1982). The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. Taylor & Francis. p. 3271. ISBN 978-0-8240-7240-7.
  2. The Plant List, search for Symphoricarpos