Pronunciation: sim-for-i-KAR-pos lon-ji-FLOR-us
Common name: Desert snowberry, Fragrant snow-
berry
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Habitat: Rocky areas often on limestone, pinyon-
juniper woodland, desert mountains
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Symphoricarpos
2) longiflorus