Amelanchier nantucketensis E.P. Bicknell. Nantucket Serviceberry. Phen: Mar-Apr; Jun. Hab: Cliff ledges, rock outcrops, river scour terraces. Dist: NS and ME south disjunctly to the Potomac River Gorge, n. VA and sc. MD (Knapp et al. 2011), and to Table Rock, SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Dibble & Campbell (1995) and Steury, Fleming, & Strong (2008).
Synonymy: = F, FNA9, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Va; = n/a – RAB; ? Amelanchier canadensis × spicata – C; > Amelanchier micropetala (Rob.) Ashe
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ?: 8
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