Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.

Serviceberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Amelanchier

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2.8 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 4.5
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Stream banks and shores, lake shores, mountainsides, dry rocky and grassy slopes (northern shrub-steppe), hillsides, woods, thickets, shaded canyons, moist roadsides; at elevations from 30-2,900 metres.
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It is a cold temperate plant. It grows along streams. Arboretum Tasmania.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or dried.
Uses animal food beverage drinks eating environmental use fiber food forage medicinal ornamental spice tea wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Aid (bark), Gynecological Aid (bark), Tonic (bark), Eye Medicine (fruit), Dietary Aid (fruit), Pediatric Aid (fruit), Unspecified (fruit), Cough Medicine (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Toothache (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Cathartic (unspecified), Ear Medicine (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified), Contraceptive (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Lameness(Veterinary) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Amelanchier alnifolia leaf picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia leaf picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia leaf picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Amelanchier alnifolia flower picture by Rook (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia flower picture by Susan Graham (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia flower picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Amelanchier alnifolia fruit picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia fruit picture by David Rowley (cc-by-sa)
Amelanchier alnifolia fruit picture by Jane Huey (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Amelanchier alnifolia world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Amelanchier alnifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:721172-1
WFO ID wfo-0001009073
COL ID CQMS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aronia alnifolia Amelanchier carrii Amelanchier leptodendron Amelanchier macrocarpa Amelanchier subintegra Amelanchier siskiyouensis Pyrus alnifolia Amelanchier cuneata Amelanchier glabra Amelanchier polycarpa Amelanchier montana Amelanchier parvifolia Amelanchier alnifolia f. alnifolia Amelanchier alnifolia var. typica Amelanchier canadensis var. alnifolia Amelanchier sanguinea var. alnifolia Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia Amelanchier diversifolia var. alnifolia Amelanchier alnifolia

Lower taxons

Amelanchier alnifolia var. semi-integrifolia Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia Amelanchier alnifolia 'Altaglow' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Bluff' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Buffalo' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Forestburg' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Honeywood' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Lee #3' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Martin' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Moonlake' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Nelson' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Northline' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Parkhill' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Pembina' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Regent' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Smoky' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Success' Amelanchier alnifolia 'Thiessen'