Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry, buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.

Description

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is an erect, rhizomatous shrub. The leaves are typically oval shaped and arranged oppositely along the branches. The leaves are sessile or subsessile. The flowers are greenish-white and borne in verticils in the leaf axils. The fruit is a purple-red drupe with two stones; the drupes are persistent through winter. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus can reach a height of 6 ft, but is typically 3 –. The plant is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same individual.

Distribution

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus is native to the eastern and central United States as well as central Canada (Ontario) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León).