''Symphoricarpos guadalupensis'', McKittrock's snowberry, is a rare North American species of plants in the

honeysuckle family The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America an ...

. It has been found only in South McKittrick Canyon in the

Guadalupe Mountains The Guadalupe Mountains ( es, Sierra de Guadalupe) are a mountain range located in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The range includes the highest summit in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, , and the "signature peak" of West Texas, El Capitan, both ...

of western Texas.Correll, Donovan Stewart 1968. Wrightia 4(1): 28
parallel descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English This is inside

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains, east of El Paso, Texas. The mountain range includes Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at , and El Capitan used as a landmark by travelers on the ro ...

.Guadalupe Mountains National Park, park map
/ref> ''Symphoricarpos guadalupensis'' is a hairless shrub. This distinguishes it sharply from ''

Symphoricarpos palmeri ''Symphoricarpos palmeri'', common name Palmer's snowberry, is a North American species of plants in the Honeysuckle Family. It has been found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and western Texas Texas (, ...

,'' which can be found growing in the same canyon as ''S. guadalupensis'' but is rather hairy.

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guadalupensis Flora of Texas Plants described in 1968 Guadalupe Mountains National Park {{Dipsacales-stub