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Amelanchier -
by Gerry Moore
Not peer reviewed
Last modified: 07/07/2006
Nomenclature
Amelanchier Medik., Philos. Bot. 1: 135, 155. 1789 (also spelled “Amelanchus,” “Amelancus,” “Ameancher”). TYPE: Amelanchier ovalis Medik. (Mespilus amelanchier L.) designated by Britton & Brown (1913).
Key to the species of Amelanchier
1. Inflorescence erect...2
1. Inflorescence drooping...6
2. Ovary summit glabrous...3
2. Ovary summit pubescent...5
3. Stem height less than 2 m tall...Amelanchier obovalis
3. Stem height 2 m or more...4
4. Leaf glabrous at anthesis... Amelanchier intermedia
4. Leaf pubescent below at anthesis...Amelanchier canadensis
5. Veins ending in teeth...Amelanchier humilis
5. Veins not ending in teeth...Amelanchier stolonifera
6. Stem height less than 2 m Amelanchier nantucketensis
6. Stem height 2 m or more...7
7. Ovary summit glabrous; young branchlets grayish...Amelanchier arborea
7. Ovary summit pubescent; young branchlets reddish...Amelanchier sanguinea
List of Amelanchier Species
- Amelanchier arborea
- Amelanchier bartramiana - excluded species
- Amelanchier canadensis
- Amelanchier humilis
- Amelanchier intermedia
- Amelanchier laevis
- Amelanchier nantucketensis
- Amelanchier obovalis
- Amelanchier sanguinea
- Amelanchier stolonifera