Amelanchier nantucketensis

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Amelanchier nantucketensis
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Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. nantucketensis
Binomial name
Amelanchier nantucketensis

Amelanchier nantucketensis, also known as the Nantucket serviceberry or the Nantucket shadbush, produces edible fruit called pomes. Nantucket serviceberry is of conservation concern in the wild. Its distribution extends from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to Long Island and Staten Island. [2] There are scattered occurrences in Maryland, Virginia, Maine, and Nova Scotia. [1]

This shrub grows 2 to 5 feet tall. [1] It forms colonies by extending stolons. It produces cream-colored flowers and blue fruits. The plant grows in dry, sandy, sunny habitat, including pine barrens and grasslands. [2]

The plant is common on Nantucket. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 NatureServe (1 September 2023). "Amelanchier nantucketensis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Amelanchier nantucketensis. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
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