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SPECIES : Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry 


SPECIES : 
Amelanchier alnifolia

ABBREVIATION : 
AMEALN

SYNONYMS : 
   Amelanchier florida Lind. [53]
     = A. alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Hook) C.L. Hitch. [51,52]
   A. pallida Greene [55]
     = A. alnifolia var. pallida (Greene) Jepson [51]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   AMAL2
   AMALA
   AMALC
   AMALH
   AMALP2
   AMALS


COMMON NAMES : 
   Saskatoon serviceberry
   western serviceberry


TAXONOMY : 
The scientific name of Saskatoon serviceberry is Amelanchier alnifolia
(Nutt.) Nutt. (Rosaceae) [42,51,53,55,67,88,103].  Currently recognized
varieties include:

A. a. var. alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer  Saskatoon serviceberry
A. a. var. cusickii (Fern.) C.L. Hitch. Cusick's serviceberry
A. a. var. humptulipensis (G.N. Jones) C.L. Hitch. [52,55] 
  Saskatoon serviceberry
A. a. var. pumila (Nutt.) Nelson [50,51]  dwarf serviceberry
A. a. var. semiintegrifolia (Hook.) C.L. Hitch. [51,52,55]
  Pacific serviceberry

Serviceberries (Amelanchier spp.) intergrade and hybridize readily,
making species identification difficult [47,52,103].  Saskatoon
serviceberry has been successfully crossed with many other species of
serviceberry in the laboratory.  Intergradation of Saskatoon
serviceberry and other serviceberries across the West suggests that such
hybridization also occurs in the field [103].  Intergradation and
hybridization between Saskatoon serviceberry and low serviceberry (A.
humilis) is particularly strong [42,67].

Amelasorbus jackii Rehd. is a hybrid of Saskatoon serviceberry and
Greene mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) [67].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1997. In: Remainder of Citation

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