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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
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arat6_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phfl9_001_pvd
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JK Marlow jkm0304s_27
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Petals white, anthers pinkish-red.
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April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Lower surface of leaves sparsely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
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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.