Symphoricarpos guadalupensis
Symphoricarpos guadalupensis, McKittrock's snowberry,[1] is a rare North American species of plants in the honeysuckle family. It has been found only in South McKittrick Canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas.[2] This is inside Guadalupe Mountains National Park.[3]
| Symphoricarpos guadalupensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Symphoricarpos |
| Species: | S. guadalupensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symphoricarpos guadalupensis Correll 1968 | |
Symphoricarpos guadalupensis is a hairless shrub. This distinguishes it sharply from Symphoricarpos palmeri, which can be found growing in the same canyon as S. guadalupensis but is rather hairy.[2]
References
- "Symphoricarpos guadalupensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Correll, Donovan Stewart 1968. Wrightia 4(1): 28 parallel descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park, park map
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