Amelanchier obovalis

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Amelanchier obovalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. obovalis
Binomial name
Amelanchier obovalis
Synonyms [2]
  • Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis(Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Amelanchier canadensis subsp. obovalis(Michx.) P.Landry
  • Mespilus canadensis var. obovalisMichx.

Amelanchier obovalis, the coastal serviceberry, coastal juneberry, or shadbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. [3] It is native to the Atlantic coastal plain of the United States, from New Jersey to Georgia, typically in pine barrens and other dry woodlands. [4]

A deciduous shrub, it grows to 3–5 ft (1–2 m) tall, with small five-petaled white flowers, edible dark blue to purple-black fruits and up to 2 in (50 mm) long dull green leaves. [5]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Amelanchier obovalis". NatureServe Explorer Amelanchier obovalis. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. "Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Amelanchier obovalis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. "Amelanchier obovalis". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  5. "Amelanchier obovalis (coastal serviceberry)". Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center. Retrieved August 23, 2021.