Desert Snowberry

• Plant Type: Perennial shrub.
• Common Names: Desert Snowberry, Fragrant Snowberry, Long-Flower Snowberry.
• Color: Red, pink
• Flower Dimensions: 0.6 inches in length.
• Flowering Seasons/Months: Spring and summer.
• Desert with Desert Snowberry: Chihuahuan.

Symphoricarpus longiflora is an erect shrub of the Dipsacales family. It is often found in dry habitats.

• The branches of the Desert Snowberry are lined with tiny spines. The bark of the Desert Snowberry is reddish.
• The leaves of the Symphoricarpos longiflora are thick and fuzzy. They are lance-shaped with rounded tips. The leaves of the Desert Snowberry are not more than 0.8 inches in length.
• The flowers of the Desert Snowberry are fragrant and tubular. These flowers appear singly or in pairs along the leaf axils. Their inflorescence is a raceme. Each flower is made up of 5 pointed lobes.
• Both the flowers and the berries of the Desert Snowberry are attractive.

• Symphoricarpos longiflora^[1] is the only species of the Caprifoliaceae family represented at the Arches National Park.
• The genus name “Symchoricarpos“has a Greek origin, “symphorein” and “karpos. ” This means “borne together” and “fruit” respectively. This refers to the berries of the plant, which are closely clustered.
• The species name of the Desert Snowberry is “longiflorus, ” which means “long flower. “.
• The Symphoricarpos plants^[2] are chiefly grown for their attractive white or pinky-white fruits rather than the flowers.
• The Paiute used the Desert Snowberry plant to treat stomach pains and indigestion.^[3].