Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Amelanchier laevis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Allegheny Serviceberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
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
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Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, high elevation forests, balds, 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:
Summer
Purplish-red
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p277
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p064
- Landscaping with Native Trees p052
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p042
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p070?
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p283
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p314
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p242
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p096?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p38
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p226
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p056