Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Common Name: mountain snowberry
Symbol: SYOR2
Description: Shrubs, usually less than 4 m tall, bark exfoliating, light brown and glabrous on younger twigs and branches. Leaves opposite, simple, oval to obovate, entire, smooth, dark green above, light green beneath, 1-3 cm long, entire to toothed. Flowers funnelform, 9-15 mm long, pink to white in color, receptacle base noticeably swollen above the pedicel. Fruits white, globose berries usually borne in pairs of 2. Found in mountain pine forests from 5,500-9,000 ft.