Photo Details
1. Flower - June 17, 2006 - Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah  - ©Nicky Davis
2. berries, 3. leaves - August 17, 2005 - Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis

Characteristics
  Synonyms: stolonifera, alba, instolonea
Purplish red twigs, opposite, ovate and pointed leaves to 3 inches wide, underside  has fine hairs.  White flowers and whitish 1/4 inch berries.


CLICK on  SPRING AZURE, Celastrina ladon echo==Celastrina echo  to see a butterfly that uses this plant as a host plant for the caterpillars'  food.

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