Biology:Amelanchier sanguinea
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Short description: Species of tree
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| 1913 drawing[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Amelanchier |
| Species: | A. sanguinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC.
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| Natural range of Amelanchier sanguinea | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Synonymy
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Amelanchier sanguinea, known as red-twigged shadbush or roundleaf serviceberry, is a shrub native to eastern and central North America. Its native range stretches from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan south as far as northern Georgia. It is most common in eastern Canada , the northeastern United States, and the Great Lakes region.[3]
Amelanchier sanguinea is a shrub that can grow up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall, and has edible sweet-flavored fruits[4] that are red when young and become purple or dark-blue when they ripen. Like all Amelanchier fruit, these resemble berries, but are technically pomes.[5][6]
- Varieties[2]
- Amelanchier sanguinea var. gaspensis Wiegand
- Amelanchier sanguinea var. grandiflora (Wiegand) Rehder
- Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea
Akureyri Botanical Gardens, Iceland
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References
- ↑ illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 293
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Plant List, Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 461. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
- ↑ Amelanchier sanguinea information from Plants for a Future database
- ↑ Amelanchier sanguinea information from the University of Maine
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2842651 entry
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