Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Coralberry
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Symphoricarpos
Species:	S. orbiculatus
Binomial name
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus; Moench 1794
Synonyms
	Lonicera symphoricarpos L. 1753; Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos (L.) MacMill 1892, invalid name because scientific names are not allowed to have the same first and last parts;

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry,^[2] buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.^[3]

Description

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]

Distribution

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]

References

^ "Lonicera symphoricarpos". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
^ ^a ^b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 21 (2): 201–252.
^ ^a ^b "Coral-Berry, Indian Currant, Devil's Shoestring, or Buckbrush". Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17.
^ "Plant database entry for Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) with 24 images, 2 comments, and 50 data details".
^ "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
^ "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

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[1] "Lonicera symphoricarpos". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.

[USDA-2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[3] Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 21 (2): 201–252.

[Virginia-4] "Coral-Berry, Indian Currant, Devil's Shoestring, or Buckbrush". Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17.

[5] "Plant database entry for Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) with 24 images, 2 comments, and 50 data details".

[6] "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.

[7] "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

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