Not to be confused with : Snowdrop [a plant with similar name]

Hybridises with : Coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) (which has all pink berries) to produce Chenault's Coralberry aka Pink Snowberry (Symphoricarpos × chenaultii) which has berries that are white on the shaded side and pink on the sunlit side.

In addition, there is a double-hybrid: one between Chenault's Coralberry which is already a hybrid (see above) and Snowberry. This double hybrid is called Doorenbos' Coralberry (Symphoricarpos albus × chenaultii). This continuous spectrum is called 'Doorenbos Hybrids' to gardeners.

Many similarities to : Coralberry, but Coralberry has all pink berries as opposed to the all-white of Snowberry.

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Distinguishing Feature : The marble-sized white berry and the small pink bell-shaped flowers.

Snowberry is poisonous, containing saponins and traces of Chelidonine but so low as to not be the cause of the toxicity of the berries of Snowberry. Other compounds present include Secologanin, Aesculin, Sitosterol saponins, and various other compounds, but the toxic component has not been identified. It seems likely that the toxicity is due to the saponins. Symptoms of poisoning include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pains and sleepiness. The sap can cause skin irritation. Secologanin is a  Secoiridoid Glycoside is Loganin with a broken ring (the seco meaning it has a broken ring) and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of both Indole and Ipecac alkaloids within plants. [Ipecac alkaloids include Cephaeline and Emetine].

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