Quercus

Coralberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

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)
4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Symphoricarpos

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist 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)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Hardiness
Zones 2–7
Soil pH
Neutral to alkaline
Flower color
Green, inconspicuous or white
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Spreads by rhizomes
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Coralberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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