OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Amelanchier obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Amelanchier obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-003:

Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry


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image of Amelanchier obovalis, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry

Will Stuart    wil_5549990868_303ff1da1b

March    Anson County    NC

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

Racemes erect. Pedicels about equal in length. Petals oblong, strap-shaped, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Amelanchier obovalis, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry

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March        

Bud scales hairy over majority of surface, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Amelanchier obovalis, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry

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March        

Often single-stemmed shrub by streams & in Sandhills lower, more mesic areas. — Will Stuart

image of Amelanchier obovalis, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry

Will Stuart    wil5549990868_303ff1da1bb

March    Anson County    NC

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

Sepals ovate to lanceolate, spreading, base pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Amelanchier obovalis, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Pocosin Shadbush, Coastal Serviceberry

Will Stuart    wil_a_obovalis_078

April    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Amelanchier obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Amelanchier obovalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-21-003:
Amelanchier obovalis   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

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2605

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: pocosins, pine savannas, organic soil mats on granitic domes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White (rarely pinkish)
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Purple
Pome

 

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