Roundleaf Shadbush
Amelanchier sanguinea
Summary 5
Amelanchier sanguinea, known as red-twigged shadbush or roundleaf serviceberry, is a shrub native to eastern North America. It can grow up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall, and has edible sweet-flavored fruits that are red when young and become purple or dark-blue when they ripen. Like all Amelanchier fruit, these resemble a berry, but are actually pomes.
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
Sources and Credits
- (c) Chicago Botanic Garden 2009, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.dev.morphbank.net/?id=476417&imgType=jpg
- (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/amsa_001_lvd.jpg
- (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.dev.morphbank.net/?id=476420&imgType=jpg
- Daderot, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Amelanchier_sanguinea_var._alnifolia_%28Amelanchier_alnifolia%29_-_Longwood_Gardens_-_DSC00840.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier_sanguinea
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29076103
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- 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)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
