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Rosaceae
Amelanchier

not marked as a favorite taxon Amelanchier obovalis (Michaux) Ashe. Common name: Coastal Plain Serviceberry. Phenology: Mar-Apr; May-Jun. Habitat: Pocosins, pine savannas, organic soil mats on granitic domes. Distribution: New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania south to Georgia. This species is not known from Long Island (S. Young, pers. comm.; 2025).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, GW2, K1, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Va, Robertson (1974); Mespilus canadensis L. var. obovalis Michx.; = Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. var. obovalis (Michx.) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. — FNA9, K4, NS; = n/a — S. Basionym: Mespilus canadensis L. var. obovalis Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis - FNA9

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image #1 of Amelanchier obovalis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Amelanchier obovalis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Amelanchier obovalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Amelanchier obovalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Amelanchier obovalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Amelanchier obovalis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Amelanchier obovalis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Amelanchier obovalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Amelanchier obovalis© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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native range: eastern United States