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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry, buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.
Description
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches. 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). The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual.
Distribution
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada (Ontario) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León).
References
- "Lonicera symphoricarpos". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ^ NRCS. "Symphoricarpos orbiculatus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- Jones, George Neville (1940). "A monograph of the genus Symphoricarpos". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 21 (2): 201–252.
- ^ "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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- Symphoricarpos
- Bird food plants
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Taxa named by Conrad Moench
- Dipsacales stubs