Western Snowberry

Also known as Wolfberry, Western Buckbrush

Western snowberry forms dense, colony-like thickets across North American prairies and river bottoms through extensive rhizomatous root networks. Its small, bell-shaped pinkish-white flowers provide valuable nectar to native bees in midsummer, followed by clusters of fleshy white berries that persist through deep snow. These sturdy thickets provide essential winter forage and thermal cover for ground-nesting birds and grazing ungulates.