Amelanchier canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusAmelanchier
Species:Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik.
Common NameCanadian Serviceberry
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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 Margins: serrulate; 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
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Amelanchier austromontana Amelanchier austromontana
Amelanchier canadensis var. oblongifolia Amelanchier canadensis var. oblongifolia
Amelanchier stolonifera var. lucida Amelanchier stolonifera var. lucida

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: Bell (KY), Fleming (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Marion (KY), Pike (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Maury (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MEM, UCHT, APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, MTSU, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1938 - 2007

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0115874 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115863 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015032 Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0005405 Morgan Tennessee 22 Aug 2006 Dwayne Estes
9254
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
MEM011376 Fentress Tennessee 29 Apr 1967 Alma Warrington
72
MEM
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT038499 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0044437 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0044430 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015035 Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115866 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116093 Lewis Kentucky
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115876 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115867 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115864 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115860 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0005409 Cumberland Tennessee 2006-April Dwayne Estes with Wes Knapp
8692
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0055602 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
N/A Kentucky 17 Jun 1956 James J. Matthews
803
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
UOS05384 Grundy Tennessee 13 May 1959 J.M. Hyde
UOS
Amelanchier canadensis
UOS05383 Bledsoe Tennessee 10 May 2002 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Amelanchier canadensis
MTSU007439 Rutherford Tennessee 12 May 1954 Jean Wilson
MTSU
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115870 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116092 Fleming Kentucky
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
31234100602588 Rutherford Tennessee 29 Apr 1975 R. L. Jones
355
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116102 Pike Kentucky
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116088 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115872 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
N/A Kentucky 17 Jun 1956 James J. Matthews
803
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015025 Anderson Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115875 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115878 Union Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115869 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015021 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0086649 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
MTSU007443 Rutherford Tennessee 19 Nov 2007 Meagan Dotson
40
MTSU
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015033 Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015023 Bledsoe Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0055607 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
APSC0055606 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015031 Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115873 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116101 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
HTTU019783 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT035296 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
MEM000684 Benton Tennessee 25 Jun 1962 J.G. Phillips
s.n.
MEM
Amelanchier canadensis
MTSU007442 Rutherford Tennessee
66
MTSU
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015028 Scott Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115877 Union Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0116094 Marion Kentucky
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115879 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
N/A Kentucky 17 Jun 1956 James J. Matthews
803
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
31234100602570 Fayette Tennessee 18 Mar 1977 Elizabeth M. Browne
5555
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115868 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015027 Scott Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
N/A Lincoln Kentucky 11 May 1938 Mary E. Wharton
2206b
EKY
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115865 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115871 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT038922 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT038498 Franklin Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
MEM000685 Shelby Tennessee 01 May 1963 Bob Campbell
67
MEM
Amelanchier canadensis
UCHT015034 Tennessee
UCHT
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115862 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
TENN-V-0115861 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Amelanchier canadensis
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Plant Photos

Amelanchier canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Amelanchier canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Amelanchier canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Amelanchier canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Amelanchier canadensis - Milo Pyne
Amelanchier canadensis - Milo Pyne
Amelanchier canadensis - Milo Pyne
Amelanchier canadensis - Milo Pyne