Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F.Blake, 1914 54% complete

Snowberry

Rhodora 16: 118 (1914)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Symphoricarpos albus, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced12 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded16 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) S.F.Blake No source recorded
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Bibliography Rhodora 16: 118 (1914) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1914 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Snowberry No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic America to N. & WC. U.S.A. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 116, 174, 178, 251, 335, 500, 608, 918
Sourced
Biological type nanophanerophyte
  • nanophanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color white Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true No source recorded
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Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth form Rhizomatous No source recorded
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Growth habit Subshrub, Shrub No source recorded
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Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 200 cm
  • 200 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 92, 116, 174, 178, 251, 335, 500, 608, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months feb, jul Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.8 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 14 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • nursery_stock, ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record