Amelanchier arborea (F. Michaux) Fernald. Downy Serviceberry. Phen: Mar-May; May-Aug. Hab: Dry to moist forests, seepage and depression wetlands. Dist: NS west to MN, south to Panhandle FL and e. TX (Holmes, Singhurst, & Loos 2014).

ID notes:Fall color orange.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, FNA9, G, Il, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W; = Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. – S13; > Amelanchier alabamensis Britton – S; < Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald – GrPl, WH3; > Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald var. alabamensis (Britton) G.N.Jones – K1, Robertson (1974); > Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald var. arborea – K1, RAB, Robertson (1974); > Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald var. austromontana (Ashe) H.E.Ahles – K1, RAB, Robertson (1974); > Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. – S, misapplied

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 5