Biology:Amelanchier pallida

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Amelanchier

Amelanchier pallida

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. pallida
Binomial name
Amelanchier pallida
Greene[2]
Synonyms[3]

Amelanchier pallida, the pale serviceberry or western serviceberry, is a species of Amelanchier native to the US states of California and Arizona.[3] They are shrubs or small trees reaching 10 ft (3 m), with attractive blue-green foliage. They typically grow in mountains up to 11,000 ft (3,400 m) above sea level, generally alongside streams. Native Americans used to dry the berries for winter provisions, and they can be made into a jam.[4]

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Amelanchier pallida". NatureServe. 2022-06-22. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145934. 
  2. Fl. Francisc.: 53 (1891)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Amelanchier pallida Greene". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:11228-2. 
  4. Clarke, Charlotte Bringle (February 1978). Edible and Useful Plants of California. University of California Press. pp. 93–95. ISBN 9780520032675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17270055 entry