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Symphoricarpos albus
Also called Snowberry
Common snowberry is an erect, deciduous North American shrub that spreads by rhizomes into dense thickets. It is grown for its white berries and blue-green foliage, and it does best in full sun or partial shade with well-drained soil.
Symphoricarpos albus is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common name common snowberry. Native to North America, it is browsed by some animals and planted for ornamental and ecological purposes, but is poisonous to humans.
The fruit and shrub are poisonous to humans, causing vomiting.
S. albus occurs across much of Canada and the northern and western United States.
Native Americans used the plant as medicine, soap, and the wood was good for arrow shafts. In Russia, the berries are crushed in the hands and rubbed about for a soothing folk-remedy hand lotion.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
