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Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
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Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)

General: Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus) is a large, spreading shrub that has thick, opposite leaves and reddish, tubular flowers that tend to hang downward.

Desert Snowberry is an uncommon component of vegetation communities in dry, well-drained gravelly areas on upper bajadas into the mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Pinyon-Juniper Woodland), Transition (Yellow Pine Forest), and Canadian (Pine-Fir Forest) life zones.

Around Las Vegas, look for Desert Snowberry in higher-elevation desert canyons around Red Rock Canyon NCA and up onto the Spring Mountains and Sheep Range.

Family: Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)

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Desert Snowberry leaves
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Desert Snowberry leaves
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Desert Snowberry paired leaves
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Desert Snowberry leaf and flower buds
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Desert Snowberry spent flowers
Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
Desert Snowberry spent flowers
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Desert Snowberry developing fruits
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Desert Snowberry developing fruits
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Desert Snowberry ripe fruits
Desert Snowberry (Symphoricarpos longiflorus)
Desert Snowberry ripe fruits

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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