Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coastal Plain Serviceberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-003:
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush
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Will Stuart wil_5549990868_303ff1da1b
March Anson County NC
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
Racemes erect. Pedicels about equal in length. Petals oblong, strap-shaped, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_8452473893_7936360da9
March
Bud scales hairy over majority of surface, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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Will Stuart wil_8453565892_5b13951625
March
Often single-stemmed shrub by streams & in Sandhills lower, more mesic areas. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil5549990868_303ff1da1bb
March Anson County NC
Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge
Sepals ovate to lanceolate, spreading, base pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_a_obovalis_078
April Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-003:
Amelanchier obovalis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
2605
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: pocosins, pine savannas, organic soil mats on granitic domes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
(rarely pinkish)
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Purple
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p306
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p070
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p056
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p168