...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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Read more about Allegheny Serviceberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier laevis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier laevis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-001b:
Amelanchier arborea var. laevis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_amla_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0304t_05a
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves are more pointed [than Amelanchier arborea], per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Keith Bradley kab_a_laevis_1996
April Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Flowers in short racemes at branch ends, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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Will Stuart wil_8473779288_3b6c6b7689
April NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Young lvs at flowering unfolding, reddish; proximal flowering pedicels 1.5-3cm, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0505f_06
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_16
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Fruit a berry-like pome, initially red, ripening to dark purple or black, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0410l_31
October Henderson County NC
DuPont State Forest
Flowers typically bloom in the spring!
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JK Marlow jkm0410l_34
October Henderson County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm111008_824
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve