Details for: Ames 30012, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, UC 059b


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 059b
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jul 2009
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 059b
Origin:
Collected – Connecticut, United States
Received by NPGS:
01 Jul 2009
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
NEAR August 2008.
Connecticut, United States
Locality: Near Lebanon, New London County
Coordinates: 41.6497, -72.2344 (Map it)
Elevation: 117m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Wetland under powerlines.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Asclepias incarnata, Phragmites, and Viburnum dentatum.

Donated
01 July 2009.
Connecticut, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
UC 059b
Type: Donor identifier
University of Connecticut accession number.
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Ames 30012
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Accession is fairly upright and dense with good vigor. Darkish purple/black fruits that mature in August (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
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 10 Aug 2011, from Aronia ×prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder to Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
COMMENTECOREGIONOmernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was collected in nature.Northeast Coastal Zone - Northeastern Coastal Zone OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
COMMENTUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone in which the germplasm was originally collected in nature.6a USDA COLD HARDINESS ZONE Not Available
CYTOLOGICPLOIDYPloidy level of accession.DIPLOID - Diploid. 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.9.2408110ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER DIAMETERDiameter of flower measured in centimeters.1.3783WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012Ames 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF AREA INDEXArea of leaves per unit area of soil surface.1.592WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.LAI.2013 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF INFLORESCENCESNumber of inflorescences from three random branches, including side spurs.13.783WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012Ames 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.0.65 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSAmes 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.1.3 ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSAmes 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.1 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FLOWERING DATEDate of peak flowering.May 18 ARONIA PEAK FLOWERING DATEAmes 30012 09ncaom1 PLNot Available