Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald

• 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

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Rosaceae
Amelanchier arborea (Michx.) Femald
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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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 (12 Apr 2009, see Atha 6933). Cut branches brought to the
Bronx and placed in water on same day. Flowers opened on 14 Apr. This
specimen 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 (See Atha 6933)
Daniel Atha 6956
15 Apr 2009
Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY
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