Biology:Aronia arbutifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aronia arbutifolia
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Aronia
Species:
A. arbutifolia
Binomial name
Aronia arbutifolia
(L.) Pers. 1806
Synonyms[1]

Aronia arbutifolia, called the red chokeberry,[2][3] is a North American species of shrubs in the rose family. It is native to eastern Canada and to the eastern and central United States, from eastern Texas to Nova Scotia inland to Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.[4]

Aronia arbutifolia is a branching shrub forming clumps by means of stems forming from the roots. Flowers are white or pink, producing black or bright red fruits. The fruits, whose ill taste inspired the common name, are bitterly acidic (though edible) when eaten raw,[5][6] but are high in pectin and can be used to make delicious thick jams and jellies.[7][8]

It is a popular native landscaping plant.[9]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q164891 entry