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Symphoricarpos albus

Symphoricarpos albus.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Symphoricarpos albus.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Poisonous plant

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Common names

snowberry bush

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F.Blake

Ecology

Year naturalised

1981

Origin

W. North America

Other information

Poisonous plant

The white berries of this species are poisonous if eaten

Etymology

albus: From the Latin albus ‘white’