Amelanchier canadensis (L.)

Author: Richard K. Lee

Common Names: Downy Serviceberry, Eastern Serviceberry, Shadbush, Swamp Shadbush, Juneberry

Higher taxa: Family: Rosaceae

Tribe: Pomoideae

Genus: Amelanchier

Species: canadensis

Identification: "A shrub 5 to 20 feet high with several slender stems in a clump (Grimm) Leaves: alternate, simple, elliptic to oblong, 1 to 2 inches long, to 1 1/4 inches wide, founded cordate, finely and uniformly toothed, sometimes entire base, woody when young ultimately becoming glabrous. Buds: imbricate, slender, conical, 1/4 to 3/8 inches long, greenish to reddish purple, some pubescence often evident under edges of scale. Stem: Slender, brown with grey onion-skin effect, glabrous (Dirr)"

Geography

Area	Status	Reference
N. America- Continental US;Canada	yes	Dirr,1975
Eastern North America US east of Miss.;Ontario and eastern Canada	yes	Dirr,1975
Southeastern US: AL,AR,DE,FL,GA,KY,MD,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV	yes	Dirr,1975
Southern Appalachian States: AL,GA,KY,MD,NC,SC,TN,VA,WV	yes	Dirr,1975
Coastal Plain	yes	Dirr,1975
Piedmont	yes	Dirr,1975
Blue Ridge Mountains	no	Dirr,1975
Ridge and Valley	yes	Dirr,1975
Cumberland Plateau	yes	Dirr,1975
Georgia	yes	Dirr,1975
Clarke Co.	yes	UGA Herbarium Specimen
Sam's Farm	Probable	Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs.
old field	Probable	Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs.
wetland	Probable
woods	Probable	Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs.
1 Ha. Plot	Probable	Ricky Lee, Pers. Obs.

How to encounter: Mostly found in low, mist places and swamps. Also found on hillsides, on the borders of woods and fence rows, and some mountain ranges (Sargent)

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References

Dirr, Michael A. 1975. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing Company.

St. Champaign, Illinois. (ISBN 0-87563-226-2)

Grimm, William C. 1993. Wildflowers and Shrubs. Stackpole Books. Harrisburg, PA.

(ISBN 0-8117-3085-9)

Sargent, Charles S. 1965. Manual of the Trees of North America. Dover Publishing, Inc.

New York, NY. (ISBN 0-486-20277-1)

http://plants.usda.gov

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