Mountain Snowberry, Roundleaf Snowberry
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Synonyms: Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos vaccinioides
![Flowers of Mountain Snowberry, Roundleaf Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Synonyms: Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos vaccinioides)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/honey/symph/oreophilus/oreophilusflwrs.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the terminal
inflorescence of mountain snowberry as seen along the upper slopes of the Island
Springs Trail #66 on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........July
16, 2005. Note that the corolla tube is longer and tubular as compared to the
bell-shaped corollas of the other 2 species of snowberry found on Mt. Adams.
![Mountain Snowberry, Roundleaf Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Synonyms: Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos vaccinioides)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/honey/symph/oreophilus/oreophilus.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the axillary flowers and paired
leaves of mountain snowberry as seen along the upper slopes
of the Island Springs Trail #66 on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams..........July
16, 2005.
![Leaf of Mountain Snowberry, Roundleaf Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Synonyms: Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos vaccinioides)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/honey/symph/oreophilus/oreophiluslf.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the rounded or ovate leaf
of mountain snowberry as seen along the upper slopes of the Island Springs Trail
#66 on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams..........July 16, 2005.
- ![Berry and leaves of Mountain Snowberry, Roundleaf Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Synonyms: Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius, Symphoricarpos vaccinioides)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/honey/symph/oreophilus/symphoricarposoreofrt1.jpg)
The two photos above illustrate the elongated fruits of mountain
snowberry as seen along the Island Springs Trail #66..........August
25, 2005.
Paul Slichter