Amelanchier obovalis

Amelanchier obovalis
	Foliage and fruits
	Botanical illustration
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Amelanchier
Species:	A. obovalis
Binomial name
	Amelanchier obovalis; Ashe
Synonyms
	Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.; Amelanchier canadensis subsp. obovalis (Michx.) P.Landry; Mespilus canadensis var. obovalis Michx.;

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Amelanchier obovalis, the coastal serviceberry, coastal juneberry, or shadbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family.^[3] It is native to the Atlantic coastal plain of the United States, from New Jersey to Georgia, typically in pine barrens and other dry woodlands.^[4]

A deciduous shrub, it grows to 3–5 ft (1–2 m) tall, with small five-petaled white flowers, edible dark blue to purple-black fruits and up to 2 in (50 mm) long dull green leaves.^[5]

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer - Amelanchier obovalis". NatureServe Explorer Amelanchier obovalis. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
^ "Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe coastal serviceberry". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
^ "Amelanchier obovalis". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Amelanchier obovalis (coastal serviceberry)". Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

External links

"Amelanchier obovalis". Plants for a Future.

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[TNC_status_22_Jun_2022-1] "NatureServe Explorer - Amelanchier obovalis". NatureServe Explorer Amelanchier obovalis. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.

[11221-2-2] "Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[3] "Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe coastal serviceberry". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

[4] "Amelanchier obovalis". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[5] "Amelanchier obovalis (coastal serviceberry)". Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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