Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
Summary 5
Amelanchier laevis (commonly known as the smooth shadbush or Allegheny serviceberry) is a small tree, growing up to 9 metres (30 ft). The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet flavor. The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. It is a deciduous tree. It is cultivated as an ornamental shrub.
National distribution 6
Canada
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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- (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier_laevis
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29076075
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- Ontario Trees
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
