Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus

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Description

A shrub reaching 1 to 3 metres, branches quite erect and arching, slender. Leaves round-oval. Flowers pink, bell shaped, 5 to 6 mm long in small spike like racemes. Fruit is a white pulpy berry, 10 to 15 mm

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Hedgerows and embankments, sometimes forming dense thickets by growth of suckers.

When to see it

June to September.

Life History

Deciduous.

UK Status

Locally naturalised throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 264 of the 617 tetrads.

  • Andy's Rutland
    Gunnel Lane Meadow-Empingham
    17 July 2018
  • David Gould
    G.U. Canal, Glen Parva, Leicester
    24 September 2017
  • Andy's Rutland
    Gunnel Lane Meadow-Empingham
    17 July 2018
  • Annie Smith
    Jubilee Park Enderby
    06 September 2017
  • Steve Mathers
    Melton Country Park
    13 November 2016
  • Alan Semper
    Harby roadside
    04 September 2013
  • Dave Gamble
    Baines Lane Leicester Forest East
    12 January 2021

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Species profile

Common names
Snowberry
Species group:
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Dipsacales
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
146
First record:
09/07/2007 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
27/10/2025 (Pugh, Dylan)

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Latest records

Common nameScientific nameDate recordedRecorded bySite name
  • David Gould
    Croft Hill, Leics
    27 June 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Broughton Astley
    24 June 2011
  • stepgray4
    Snicket between Brook Street and East Road, Wymeswold
    03 August 2021
  • Alan Semper
    Harby Langar Lave verge
    01 August 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    09 July 2007
    fruits (berries) and flowers
  • David Nicholls
    St. Mary's Allotments, Leicester
    06 October 2012
  • Alan Semper
    Melton Country Park
    01 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Lane, Ratby
    21 August 2011
  • Alan Semper
    Harby roadside
    04 September 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    09 July 2007
    flower
  • Alan Semper
    Harby roadside
    04 September 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Frolesworth
    11 May 2015