Aronia arbutifolia (Linnaeus) Persoon. Red Chokeberry. Phen: Late Feb-May; Sep-Nov. Hab: Bogs, pocosins, wet savannas, swamps, other wet habitats. Dist: 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, FNA9, G, GW2, K3, K4, NE, NY, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Guo et al (2011); = Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R.Robertson & J.B.Phipps – Ar, K1, Pa, WH3, WV, Robertson et al (1991); = Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L.f. – F, Tx, Robertson (1974); = Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. var. arbutifolia – RAB

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus

Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Great Plains: FACW
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily: 6