Biology:Amelanchier sanguinea

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Short description: Species of tree

Amelanchier sanguinea
Amelanchier sanguinea -roundleaf serciveberry.jpg
1913 drawing[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. sanguinea
Binomial name
Amelanchier sanguinea
(Pursh) DC.
Amelanchier sanguinea range map 1.png
Natural range of Amelanchier sanguinea
Synonyms[2]

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

References

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q2842651 entry