Common Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald)
Also known as downy serviceberry.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
↑Uses
Sometimes used as a landscaping plant, where it is valued for its ease of growing, early-blooming white flowers, and edible fruit, which are somewhat blueberry-like. Often grows in a more shrubby habit when cultivated on open sites.
↑Links & External Resources
• Common Serviceberry | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea (Downy Serviceberry) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea (Common Serviceberry) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea (Serviceberry) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Downy Serviceberry | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Common Serviceberry | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald (Downy Serviceberry) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
