Symphoricarpos albus - Common snowberry

Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) is a suckering deciduous shrub of cold semi-arid North American woodland and prairie edges, its white berries edible when cooked and traditionally used medicinally.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Full sun¹
• Full shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Soil stabilization¹

Footnotes

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