Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Downy Serviceberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_amelanchier_arborea_2
January
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm220315_6083
March Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_alabamensis_20
March
Amelanchier alabamensis.
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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).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_alabamensis_44b
March
Amelanchier alabamensis.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_amelanchier_arborea_8
March
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm190408_7145
April Greenville County SC
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3813
April Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
An odd form?
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JK Marlow jkm210513_0307
May Oconee County SC
Boone's Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210513_0308
May Oconee County SC
Boone's Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210523_0664
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm0306c_21
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p061
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p276
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p142
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p241
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p166
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p052
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p070
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p283
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p314?
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p04
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p242
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p118?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p056
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p247
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