''Symphoricarpos acutus'', the sharpleaf snowberry, is a North American species of trailing shrubs in the

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. It is native to the western United States (southern

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).Jones, George Neville 1940. A monograph of the genus ''Symphoricarpos''. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(2): 201-252
/ref> ''Symphoricarpos acutus'' is a trailing herb less than 30 cm (1 foot) tall. It has pink flowers and white fruits.Gray, Asa 1884. Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 14
''Symphoricarpos mollis'' var. ''acutus''

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acutus Flora of the Western United States Plants described in 1884 Bird food plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Dipsacales-stub