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|familia=Caprifoliaceae
|familia=Caprifoliaceae
|genus=Symphoricarpos
|genus=Symphoricarpos
|species=mollis
|species=mollis
|taxo_author=Nutt.
|habit=shrub
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Upload.png
|image=Symphoricarposmollis.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Symphoricarpos mollis''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Caprifoliaceae|honeysuckle family]] known by the common names '''creeping snowberry''', '''Southern California snowberry''', and '''trip vine'''. It is found across western North America.
The plant is a tall creeping shrub which bears bunches of red or pink rounded, bell-shaped flowers and spherical or bulbous white or pink-tinted fruits. The fruits are not generally considered toxic but are distasteful, having a [[soap]]y texture due to the presence of [[saponin]]s.
The shrub does well in warm climates and can tolerate both intense sun and constant shade. It is a plant of [[chaparral]] ecosystems, especially along coastlines. It reproduces via [[rhizome]] and seed.
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