Pollinator plant

Western snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Pollinator recipe
Sign in to use recipes

Common names

10 names · 10 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (9)
Dutch
  • Sneeuwbes
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 西毛核木[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 西毛核木[3]
Czech
  • pámelník západní[3]
Estonian
  • lääne-lumimari[3]
Finnish
  • kanadanlumimarja[3]
Polish
  • śnieguliczka zachodnia[3]
Slovak
  • imelovník západný[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Symphoricarpos occidentalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Western Snowberry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • symphorine de l'Ouest — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Symphoricarpos occidentalis ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Western snowberry — VernacularName.tsv, line 152408; taxon 53PNF.
[3] Symphoricarpos occidentalis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Western Snowberry — results[25].names[1]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • symphorine de l'Ouest — results[25].names[2]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • lääne-lumimari — results[25].names[3]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • pámelník západní — results[25].names[4]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • 西毛核木 — results[25].names[5]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • 西毛核木 — results[25].names[6]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • śnieguliczka zachodnia — results[25].names[7]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • kanadanlumimarja — results[25].names[8]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
  • imelovník západný — results[25].names[9]; taxon id 169448; Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Symphoricarpos occidentalis is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Subarctic America to U.S.A,.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Western snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) is a shrub. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Symphoricarpos occidentalis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1315715; ID 53PNF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1315715; ID 53PNF; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Symphoricarpos occidentalis — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 221212; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 954513, 954514, 954515, 954516, 954517, 954518, 954519, 954520, 954521, 954522, 954523, 954524, 954525, 954526, 954527, 954528, 954529, 954530, 954531, 954532, 954533, 954534, 954535, 954536, 954537, 954538, 954540, 954541, 954542, 954543, 954544, 954545, 954546

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.