Description ²

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White simple shaped, 5 petals
• Leaves: egg-shaped, coarsely toothed
• Bark: red twigs, trunk grey with lighter vertical lines that look similar to stretch marks
• Fruit/Seed: small, round, purple berries
• Height:3-8 feet
• Flowering: March - April
• Habitat: Bluffs, tops of cliffs and rock outcrops, ledges, and roadsides
• Other: Easily confused with other Amelanchier species

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Sarah Johnson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://picasaweb.google.com/115646031726438198534/6419789168432804977#6419787938683337346
2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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