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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aronia prunifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aronia ×prunifolia [arbutifolia × melanocarpa]
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aronia prunifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Aronia ×floribunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Photinia prunifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia floribunda
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Aronia melanocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002b:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. atropurpurea FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus floribunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aronia atropurpurea
COMMON NAME:
Purple Chokeberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arat6_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phfl9_001_pvd
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April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Petals white, anthers pinkish-red.
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April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Lower surface of leaves sparsely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
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June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Fruit purplish and juicy when fully ripe, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aronia prunifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aronia ×prunifolia [arbutifolia × melanocarpa]
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aronia prunifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Aronia ×floribunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Photinia prunifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia floribunda
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Aronia melanocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002b:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. atropurpurea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus floribunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aronia atropurpurea
2126
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Balds, bogs, seepages, swamp forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon (rare in SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Ovary semi-inferior
Flowers in compound corymbs
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish-purple
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p128
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p065
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