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Read more about Red Chokeberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
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
COMMON NAME:
Red Chokeberry
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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.
Will Stuart wil_8460833699_3212ba57bc
March Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
JK Marlow jkm0504n_03
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Flowers in compound corymbs, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
JK Marlow jkm120628_352
June Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves densely pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow s031018_a
October Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaf margin crenate, leaf base cuneate to obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.