Biology:Amelanchier × spicata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Amelanchier |
| Species: | A. × spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amelanchier × spicata (Lam.) K.Koch
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| Synonyms | |
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A. stolonifera Wiegand | |
Amelanchier × spicata, also referred to as the low juneberry,[1] thicket shadbush, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"[2]), is a hybrid of Amelanchier alnifolia × Amelanchier humilis. that has edible fruit, which are really pomes. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Amelanchier × spicata has clusters of small white flowers that bloom in spring.
Amelanchier × spicata is native to North America. It is a very hardy species, and is considered invasive in Scandinavia.[3]
References
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ Schorger, A.W. (1955). The Passenger Pigeon; its natural history and extinction. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
- ↑ "Amelanchier spicata - Bjorkans plants". https://hardyplants.bjorkan.no/plant.php?sle=Amelanchier&art=spicata.
External links
- "Amelanchier spicata". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Amelanchier+spicata.
- Information from the University of Maine
- Amelanchier spicata Picture
Wikidata ☰ Q159353 entry
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