Aronia arbutifolia (Linnaeus) Persoon. Common name: Red Chokeberry. Phenology: Late Feb-May; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Bogs, pocosins, wet savannas, swamps, other wet habitats. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) south to c. peninsular FL and west to TX, mainly in the Coastal Plain, but extending inland in the south to WV and KY.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA9, G, GW2, K4, NE, NY, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Guo et al (2011); = Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R.Robertson & J.B.Phipps — Ar, Pa, WH3, WV, Robertson et al (1991); = Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L.f. — F, Tx, Robertson (1974); = Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. var. arbutifolia — RAB; Mespilus arbutifolia Linnaeus. Basionym: Mespilus arbutifolia L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Aronia arbutifolia - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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Height: up to 12 ft.
plant sale text: Red chokeberry is an easy to grow native shrub with nearly year-round interest. It produces white flowers in terminal cymes in April, followed by small berry-like red fruits (pomes) that often persist into the winter. The leaves of Aronia arbutifolia turn various shades of red in the fall. Its habit is somewhat open and rounded. In nature this species is found growing in bogs, savannahs and low woods. Tolerant of a variety of soil types and drier sites once established.
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germination code: 2,3
native range: eastern North America
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