Northwest Native Plants   Snowberry




Snowberry - symphoricarpos

Appearance

  • Its leaves are toothed or lobed and bright green
  • Its flowers are small and pink or white
  • The fruit is round puffy, white and berry-like
  • The size is 0.5 to 2.5 m tallĀ 
Snowberry

Habitat

  • It naturally grows in a wetland around the water
Snowberry

Growth Habit

  • It is perennial
  • It changes when the leaves turn different colors
Snowberry

Natural History

  • It provides food for wildlife in the fall and winter
  • Hikers will eat it if they are hungry
  • The natives rubbed the berries together for soap
  • They also chewed the leaves an spit it on cuts