Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

  • Filed As

    Rosaceae
    Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6933, 12 Apr 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond.

  • Habitat

    Terrestrial System. Forested Upland--Chestnut oak forest (dwarf variant) at edge of escarpment.

  • Description

    Small tree, the stem arching, 4.5 m long, 6 cm diam; bark grey, cracking below with dark, longitudinal furrows, smooth above; bud scales red; receptacles greenish; calyx red; petals white; flowers in bud on on day of collection. Cut branches brought to the Bronx and placed in water on same day. Flowers opened on 14 Apr. The specimen Atha 6956 made from those shoots on 15 April; several other trees seen in situ at exactly the same phenological stage.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088181

    Occurrence ID: f1990bb7-73b8-46a1-9d6a-7b9a65399faa

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122236, D. E. Atha 6933, Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond

  • Elevation

    Alt. 251 m. (823 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4545, -73.6177

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The New York Botanical Garden
Rosaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01088181
BOTANICAL
Amelanchier arborea (Michx.) Femald
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Putnam Co. ca 7 km (by air) W
of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of
Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice
Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond. 41.454530N,
73.617675W (± 10 m), ca 251 m. Dwarf deciduous forest at edge of
escarpment.
Small tree, the stem arching, 4.5 m long, 6 cm diam; bark grey, cracking
below with dark, longitudinal furrows, smooth above; bud scales red;
receptacles greenish; calyx red; petals white; flowers in bud on on day of
collection. Cut branches brought to the Bronx and placed in water on
same day. Flowers opened on 14 Apr. The specimen Atha 6956 made
from those shoots on 15 April; several other trees seen in situ at exactly
the same phenological stage. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6933
12 Apr 2009
Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY
01088181