Biology:Amelanchier spicata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Amelanchier spicata | |
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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 species of serviceberry 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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