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Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, Póirín sneachta
Photographs: Co. Cork

Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Póirín sneachta
Family: Caprifoliaceae

Flowering: June-September. Deciduous shrub. Introduced. Garden escape.

The small terminal spikes of rosy-pink flowers are in groups of 3-7 and have persistent calyx teeth. Followed by round white berries. Leaves are rounded-oval and sometimes lobed, dark green but paler on undersides. Spreading, suckering growth habit and can spread extensively.

Widespread, a common garden escape on roadsides, waste ground and in woodland. Introduced from N. America.

Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, Póirín sneachta

Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, Póirín sneachta
Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus, Póirín sneachta

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