NameThatPlant.net: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-03-001:

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-03-001:
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Moist to dry forests, woodlands, thickets, pastures, and old fields, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia - the original native distribution somewhat uncertain

Common in NC & in Mountains (uncommon to rare southward)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 included stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Purplish-red
Berry

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