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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Amelanchier nantucketensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Amelanchier arborea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Amelanchier arborea var. alabamensis

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Amelanchier arborea var. arborea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Amelanchier arborea var. austromontana

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-001a & 001c:

Amelanchier arborea var. arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)

Amelanchier arborea var. austromontana

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amelanchier alabamensis

INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amelanchier canadensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry


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image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_amelanchier_arborea_2

January        

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Jerry Bright    jeb_031508_099

March    Aiken County    SC

Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve

Flowers about 1" in diameter; petals linear, stamens many, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm0303o_12

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Young leaves at flowering folded, green or brownish, densely tomentose below, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm0303u_19

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

One of the first trees to flower, standing out from leafless hardwood trees, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm0303u_23

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Flowers appear before the leaves, borne in showy racemes near twig ends, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm090321_241

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Buds slenderly elongate; bud scales hairy near tip or commonly on margins, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm220315_6083

March    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_a_alabamensis_20

March        

Amelanchier alabamensis.

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_a_alabamensis_32

March        

Var. alabamensis known from AL coastal plain and scattered locales eastward, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_a_alabamensis_44b

March        

Amelanchier alabamensis.

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_amelanchier_arborea_8

March        

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm0304r_19

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Fruit a reddish-purple, nearly round, fleshy pome; calyxes persistent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm190408_7145

April    Greenville County    SC

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm190416_7452

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Leaf tips abruptly tapered; bases heart-shaped; margins finely serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm200415_3813

April    Greenville County    SC

Chandler Heritage Preserve

An odd form?

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm210513_0307

May    Oconee County    SC

Boone's Creek Preserve

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm210513_0308

May    Oconee County    SC

Boone's Creek Preserve

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm210523_0664

May    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_amelanchier_arborea

May        

Bark gray, smooth on young stems, becoming shallowly furrowed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm0306c_21

June    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry

JK Marlow    jkm220722_9237

July    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Stump sprout leaves are often weird...but notice the little buds starting to begin their elongation.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amelanchier nantucketensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Amelanchier arborea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier arborea var. alabamensis

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier arborea var. austromontana

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-001a & 001c:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Amelanchier arborea var. austromontana

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amelanchier alabamensis

INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amelanchier canadensis

 

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Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to moist forests, seepage and depression wetlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White (rarely pinkish)
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Purplish-red
Pome

 

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