var. parishii (Rydb.) Dempster
Pronunciation: sim-for-i-KAR-pos ro-tun-di-FO-lee-us
PARE-ish-ee-eye
Common name: Mountain snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Habitat: Dry rocky places, 4000-11000', pinyon-juniper
woodland to subalpine forest, mountains from San
Diego Co. to Santa Barbara Co. and southern Sierras
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Symphoricarpos
2) rotundifolius 3) parishii