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SPECIES: Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
AMEARB

SYNONYMS : 
   Amelanchier canadensis L.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   AMAR3


COMMON NAMES : 
   downy serviceberry
   Juneberry
   shadbush
   shadblow
   sugarplum


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for downy serviceberry is
Amelanchier arborea (Michx.) Fern.( Rosaceae) [4].  Downy serviceberry
hybridizes with the following species [4]:

             A. humilis Wieg.
             A. canadensis (L.) Medic.
             A. laevis Wieg.
             A. bartramiana (Tausch) Roemer

Hybridization is common and usually produces fertile offspring.  Authors
differ in their treatment of the hybrids [20].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, May 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1992. Amelanchier arborea. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberry