Aronia prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder. Common name: Purple Chokeberry. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Balds, bogs, seepages, swamp forests. Distribution: NL and ON south to NC, KY, IN, and IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: While apparently originating as a hybrid between our other two species, A. prunifolia exists in populations independent of the two parent species, apparently reproducing successfully. It seems best to treat a now independent lineage such as this as a separate taxon. Some plants, though, may merely represent F1 hybrids occurring with both parents.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, G, GW2, K4, Mi, NY, Tat, Va, Guo et al (2011); Mespilus prunifolia Marshall; = Aronia ×floribunda (Marshall) Rehder — FNA9; = Aronia atropurpurea Britton — S, S13; = Photinia floribunda (Lindl.) J.B.Phipps — Pa, Eriksson et al. (2003) et al. (2007), Robertson et al (1991); = Photinia prunifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Lindl. — Il; = Pyrus floribunda Lindl. — F, NE, WV, Robertson (1974); = Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. var. atropurpurea (Britton) C.K.Schneid. — RAB; < Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott — W
Links to other floras: = Aronia ×floribunda - FNA9
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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