Western Snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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23CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Symphoricarpos

Hemaris diffinisSnowberry Clearwing
Hemaris thysbeHummingbird Clearwing
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Apamea amputatrixYellow-Headed Cutworm Moth
Archips rileyanaSouthern Ugly-Nest Caterpillar Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Callizzia amorataGray Scoopwing
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet

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Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Palthis asopialisFaint-Spotted Palthis
Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Phyllonorycter symphoricarpaeella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

17BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Symphoricarpos

Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Calcarius lapponicusLapland Longspur
Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Catharus fuscescensVeery
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse

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Ixoreus naeviusVaried Thrush
Oreortyx pictusMountain Quail
Perdix perdixGray Partridge
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Late spring” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
Height · “About 3 feet” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers

Also known as

Western Snow Berry; Western Snowberry; Wolf Berry; Wolfberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNR
Global rank	Not available
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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