Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier sanguinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Roundleaf Serviceberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amelanchier sanguinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Amelanchier sanguinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-002:
Amelanchier sanguinea FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amelanchier sanguinea
COMMON NAME:
Roundleaf Serviceberry, New England Serviceberry
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JK Marlow jkm0502b_23
February Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Twigs with short-pointed buds, scales hairy and rather loosely imbricate, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm140519_018
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_020
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Leaves coarsely toothed, hairy below when young, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm140519_023
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_amel_sanguinea
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Flowers in terminal racemes, appearing before or with the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow s060725_a
July Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves to 3" long, elliptical to nearly circular, w coarsely serrate margin, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier sanguinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amelanchier sanguinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Amelanchier sanguinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-002:
Amelanchier sanguinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amelanchier sanguinea
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Dry, rocky woodlands and outcrops, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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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
Flowers in terminal racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red/Purplish-red
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p128
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p053
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p070
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p285
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p242
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p056
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