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Taxon: Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. var. alnifolia

Genus: Amelanchier
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Amygdaloideae tribe: Maleae subtribe: Malinae.
Nomen number: 316227
Name verified on: 25-Mar-2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 01-Feb-2012
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).
Accessions: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • alder-leaf shadbush   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • saskatoon   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • saskatoon serviceberry   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • saskatoon-berry   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • amélanchier à feuilles d'aulne   (Source: F NAmer ) – French

Economic importance:

  • Human food: fruit   (fide F NAmer)
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Subarctic America: Canada - Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory
    Eastern Canada: Canada - Ontario
    Western Canada: Canada - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Nevada, Utah

References:


Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. var. alnifolia:

  • Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops

Images:

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  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316227 (18 May 2013)

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