Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier arborea var. alabamensis
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-001a:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Amelanchier alabamensis
COMMON NAME:
Downy Serviceberry, Sarvisberry
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Jerry Bright jeb_031508_099
March Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Flowers about 1" in diameter; petals linear, stamens many, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0303o_12
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
Young leaves at flowering folded, green or brownish, densely tomentose below, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm0303u_19
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
One of the first trees to flower, standing out from leafless hardwood trees, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0303u_23
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flowers appear before the leaves, borne in showy racemes near twig ends, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm090321_241
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Buds slenderly elongate; bud scales hairy near tip or commonly on margins, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_alabamensis_32
March
Var. alabamensis known from AL coastal plain and scattered locales eastward, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0304r_19
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
Fruit a reddish-purple, nearly round, fleshy pome; calyxes persistent, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm190416_7452
April Greenville County SC
Leaf tips abruptly tapered; bases heart-shaped; margins finely serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_amelanchier_arborea
May
Bark gray, smooth on young stems, becoming shallowly furrowed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier arborea var. alabamensis
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-001a:
Amelanchier arborea var. arborea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Amelanchier alabamensis