Amelanchier laevis

Amelanchier laevis
A. laevis leaf and bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species: A. laevis
Binomial name
Amelanchier laevis
Synonyms[1]

Amelanchier laevis (commonly known as the smooth shadbush, smooth serviceberry, or Allegheny serviceberry) is a North American species of trees in the rose family, growing up to 9 metres (30 ft) tall. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States, from Newfoundland west to Ontario, Minnesota, and Iowa, south as far as Georgia and Alabama.[2]

Description

Amelanchier laevis has stems of 1–15 metres (3 ft 3 in–49 ft 3 in) or 2–17 metres (6 ft 7 in–55 ft 9 in) which are growing in small clumps. Its petioles are 12–25 millimetres (0.47–0.98 in) with green blades which are elliptic and almost ovate. The leaves have 12–17 lateral veins and 6-8 teeth per cm. The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet flavor. The bark can be made into a herbal medicine for expectant mothers. It is a deciduous tree. It is cultivated as an ornamental shrub.[3][4][5] The cultivar 'R.J. Hilton' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. ↑ "Amelanchier laevis". University of Maine. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  4. ↑ Wiegand, Karl McKay 1912. Rhodora 14(163): 154–158 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English
  5. ↑ Wiegand, Karl McKay 1912. Rhodora 14(163): plate 96, figures 7A-7G line drawings of leaves, fruits, and flowers of Amelanchier laevis
  6. ↑ "Amelanchier laevis 'R.J. Hilton'". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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