Amelanchier spicata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Amelanchier
Species:	Amelanchier spicata (Lam.) K. Koch
Common Name	Low Serviceberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Crataegus spicata	Crataegus spicata Lam.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Powell (KY), Carroll (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Sevier (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 1991

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0044146	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115959	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
APSC0005408	Cumberland	Tennessee	21 Apr 1978	Eugene Wofford, Tom Patrick 78-54	APSC Amelanchier spicata
APSC0092640	Fentress	Tennessee			APSC Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115957	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
APSC0091224	White	Tennessee			APSC Amelanchier spicata
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	21 Aug 1991	Ross C. Clark 22451	EKY Amelanchier spicata
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	21 Aug 1991	Ross C. Clark 22451	EKY Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115958	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
APSC0053981	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Amelanchier spicata
UCHT015052	Fentress	Tennessee			UCHT Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115956	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115678	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
TENN-V-0115955	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Amelanchier spicata
APSC0044147	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Amelanchier spicata

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