Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Filed As

Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 6971, 24 Apr 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. ca 30 m east of the Bronx River and 2-10 m N of the eastern end of the Snuff Mill Bridge and road.

Habitat

Fallow ground, consisting of mostly spontaneous native and naturalized plants.

Description

Tree; trunk leaning, ca 8 m tall, ca 20 cm diam; bark dark grey, shallow furrowed or merely cracked and spreading, the furrows rough and dark around the edges, orangish near the cambium, the ridges flast, smooth, lighter, the younger bark striped like Acer pennsylvanica, but dark and light grey rather than dark and light green; flowers white, visited by bees. Nearby tree of same species and ca the same age with NYBG Accession number: "993/98A, SD, J. Tansey". Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica-gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088071

Occurrence ID: b11158b6-40c1-4382-b2dd-6e8467b40d5d

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122266, D. E. Atha 6971, Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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