Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Purple 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 prunifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Photinia floribunda
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002b:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. atropurpurea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus floribunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Aronia atropurpurea
COMMON NAME:
Purple Chokeberry
Click or hover over the thumbnails to see larger pictures.
JK Marlow jkm0304s_27
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Petals white, anthers pinkish-red.
JK Marlow jkm0304s_29
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Lower surface of leaves sparsely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm0506c_18
June Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Fruit purplish and juicy when fully ripe, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.