Caprifoliaceae

Desert snowberry

Symphoricarpos longiflorus A.Gray

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos

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Desert snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus) — FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: حب الثلج طويل الأزهار, حب الثلج الأريجي
English: Desert snowberry

Synonyms

Symphoricarpos fragrans A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.