Details for: PI 649647, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, Ames 27615


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 27615
Origin:
Collected – Minnesota, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Oct 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 649647 10ncab01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 27615
Origin:
Collected – Minnesota, United States
Received by NPGS:
14 Oct 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
20 September 2004.
Minnesota, United States
Locality: Blaine Preserve Scientific and Natural Area, municipal boundaries of Lexington, ~0.5 mile east of Interstate 35W, SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 26, T31N, R23W, Anoka County.
Coordinates: 45.1403, -93.1814 (Map it)
Elevation: 273m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Sedge meadow.
Associated species: Carex lasiocarpa, Spiraea alba, and Salix petiolaris.

Collector(s):
Donated
14 October 2004.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Ames 27615
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Accession has a fairly dense, prostrate growth habit. Plants after 10 years are just under .5 meters tall. Black fruits tend to mature early September (central Iowa).
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Genus:
Aronia
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

4247
Place of publication:

Sketch bot. S. Carolina 1:557. 1821
Verified:
12/11/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mespilus arbutifolia L. var. melanocarpa Michx.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aronia nigra (Medik.) Dippel
Aronia nigra (Willd.) Koehne
Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K. R. Robertson & J. B. Phipps
Pyrus melanocarpa (Michx.) Willd.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aronia melanocarpa Spach
Hahnia arbutifolia (L.) Medik. var. nigra Medik.
Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. nigra Willd.
Pyrus nigra (Willd.) Sarg.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack chokeberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English (Canada)black chokecherry Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 131.
French (Canada)aronie à fruit noir Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 131.
GermanApfelbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germankahle Apfelbeere  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1220.
Swedishsvartaronia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Widrlechner, Mark P., USDA, ARS. 20 Sep 2004. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: WS, MW, and HP 29496. Inventory sample: PI 649647 04ncao01. Voucher collection assisted by Welby Smith (CNO: 119242) and Harold Pellett (CNO: 118612).
Citations
  • Brand, M. H., B. A. Connolly, L. H. Levine, J. T. Richards, S. M. Shine, & L. E. Spencer. 2017. Anthocyanins, total phenolics, ORAC and moisture content of wild and cultivated dark-fruited Aronia species. Sci. Hort. 224:332-342. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.06.021. Number of accessions cited: 27
  • Brand, M. H., S. G. Obae, J. D. Mahoney, & B. A. Connolly. 2022. Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia. Sci. Hort. 291(2022):110604. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110604. Number of accessions cited: 77
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALFRUIT SOLUBLE SOLID CONTENTSoluble solid content of fruits (degrees Brix) measured using Atago Pocket Refractometer (PAL-1). Values reported are the highest observed prior to fruit shrivelling. Peak values are averaged across years when data is available.18.8 ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
COMMENTECOREGIONOmernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was collected in nature.North Central Hardwood Forests - North Central Hardwood Forests OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
COMMENTUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone in which the germplasm was originally collected in nature.4b USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE Not Available
CYTOLOGICPLOIDYPloidy level of accession.TETRAPLOID - Tetraploid. ARONIA PLOIDY Not Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT DIAMETERDiameter of fruit (measured in mm) obtained at harvest. Random sample of 30, intact fruits from a single specimen or a population.8.720353ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER DIAMETERDiameter of flower measured in centimeters.1.4113WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT WEIGHTWeight of fruit obtained at harvest. Measurments in grams. Random sample of 10, intact fruits from a single specimen or population.0.41410ARONIA FRUIT WEIGHTPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF AREA INDEXArea of leaves per unit area of soil surface.1.452WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.LAI.2013 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF INFLORESCENCESNumber of inflorescences from three random branches, including side spurs.11.673WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.0.5 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.1.28 ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.0.71 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FLOWERING DATEDate of peak flowering.May 24 ARONIA PEAK FLOWERING DATEPI 649647 10ncaim1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FRUIT RIPENING DATEDate of peak ripe fruit.9/24/2012 WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012PI 649647 12ncai01 SDNot Available