Coralberry | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
Species: | S. orbiculatus
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Binomial name | |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Moench 1794
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry, [2] buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. [3]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches. [4] The leaves are sessile or subsessile. The flowers are greenish-white and borne in verticils in the leaf axils. The fruit is a purple-red drupe with two stones; the drupes are persistent through winter. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus can reach a height of 6 ft (180 cm), but is typically 3–4 ft (90–120 cm). [4] The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual. [5]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada ( Ontario) and northeastern Mexico ( Coahuila, Nuevo León). [2] [6] [7]
Coralberry | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
Species: | S. orbiculatus
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Binomial name | |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Moench 1794
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry, [2] buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family. [3]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches. [4] The leaves are sessile or subsessile. The flowers are greenish-white and borne in verticils in the leaf axils. The fruit is a purple-red drupe with two stones; the drupes are persistent through winter. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus can reach a height of 6 ft (180 cm), but is typically 3–4 ft (90–120 cm). [4] The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual. [5]
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada ( Ontario) and northeastern Mexico ( Coahuila, Nuevo León). [2] [6] [7]