Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Red Chokeberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Photinia pyrifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002a:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus arbutifolia
COMMON NAME:
Red Chokeberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arar7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_arar7_008_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aronia_arbutifolia_2
January
Red, rather dry or mealy fruits, w pubescent stems, may persist into winter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Will Stuart wil_8460833699_3212ba57bc
March Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm0504n_03
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Flowers in compound corymbs, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060423_026
April Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6781
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aronia_arbutifolia
April
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JK Marlow jkm160504_386
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm160504_387
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Petals w crinkly margins subtend stamens tipped w pinkish-red anthers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm160504_389
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm120628_352
June Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves densely pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_10526835324
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Pocosin neighbors: Aronia arbutifolia (red) and Ilex coriacea (black)
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5045
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Midrib above with small, dark, stiff hairs, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5046
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf margin crenate, leaf base cuneate to obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5049
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5052
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Stipules persistent, adnate to petiole, narrowly triangular, margins glandular, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Photinia pyrifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002a:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus arbutifolia
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in bogs, pocosins, wet savannas, swamps, other wet habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Ovary semi-inferior
Flowers in compound corymbs
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Purplish-black
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p155
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p308
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p237
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p123
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p072
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p312
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p164
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p095
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p117
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p065
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p168