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Branching shrub to 1.5 m, the slender purplish stems hairy above; lvs oval or ovate, 2–4 cm, obtuse or rounded at both ends, hairy beneath; fls in dense clusters from the uppermost axils, sessile or nearly so; cor 2–4 mm, the lobes half as long as the tube; anthers and villous style included; fr red, persistent, 5–7 mm; 2n=18. Dry or rocky soil and margins of woods; Conn. to N.C. and La., w. to Mich. and Colo. June–Aug. (S. symphoricarpos)
A shrub. It grows 1.8 m high and spreads 1.8 m wide. The leaves are dark green. They are grey underneath. They develop red tints in autumn. The flowers are white with pink flushes. The fruit are purplish red berries.
