Scientific Family
Caprifoliaceae
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
No
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Similar species
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
A low growing, erect and sometimes trailing mountain shrub, with spreading to arching branches.
Stems erect to straggling; leaves opposite along the twigs; leaves ovate and softly hairy, minute soft hairs; twigs have dense hairs; flowers tubular, funnel-shaped, white to pink, 5-lobed, lobes shorter than tube; white berry-like fruit.
Height
3-1/2 feet
Width
4 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Found on dry, rocky slopes.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
4000
High elevation
10000
Leaves
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaf hairs
Top and bottom of leaves
Spines
No
Leaf Drop
Deciduous
Hairy on both sides, somewhat paler grayish-green below, prominently veined, thick and oval to 1-1/2 inches long by 3/4 inch wide and finely haired.
Flowers
Flower color
White to pink
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
July
Slender, lobed at the tip to 1/2 inch long and in clusters of up to 6 in leaf axils.
Flower clusters
Other
Fruit
Fruit color
White
Fruit type
Berry-like
1/2 inch in diameter. Remain on plant most of the winter.