Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Filed As

Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 6976, 24 Apr 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, SE section of the Garden, ca 20 m east of the Bronx River and ca 230 m N of Pelham Parkway/Fordham Road/US.

Habitat

Rocky outcrop east and parallel to the Bronx River. This area has been fallow for at least 15 years and consists of mostly young native trees and exotic shrubs; Carex pennsylvanica is abundant here.

Description

Tree 5 m tall, the trunk 5 cm diam; bark dark brown, smooth, striped above like Acer pennsylvanicum, but light and dark grey instead of light and dark green; emerging leaves with bronze cast; twigs, petioles and pedicels with bronze or reddish cast; petals white, to ca 1.5 cm long (several flowers measured with a ruler in situ). It is not evident whether this tree is planted or spontaneous. There are a few others around of about this size. However, the species is quite common in various uncultivated sites throughout the Garden. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica-gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088076

Occurrence ID: ae94742e-4d2a-4d4a-acae-25b313a439c4

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122271, D. E. Atha 6976, Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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