Details for: WLP 683, Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald, JDC/AA/2015/040/697


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Top Name:
JDC/AA/2015/040/697
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 2015
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Seed30 countWLP 683 2015w01 SD
 
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HABITAT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Top Name:
JDC/AA/2015/040/697
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 2015
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
16 June 2015.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Elk Rock State Park approximately 6.25 miles north of Knoxville. Extreme northern point of park. T76N R19W SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec. 5 Marion County
Coordinates: 41.4088, -93.0796 (Map it)
Elevation: 219m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Relatively steep, north-facing slopes (55 degrees). Growing in association with Diervilla lonicera (rare), Tilia americana (large and abundant), Rosa multiflora, Lonicera maackia, Eleagnus umbellata, Quercus rubra, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Staphylea trifolia, and Ostrya virginiana.
Number of plants sampled: 50
Comment: Collection made along a 0.25 linear mile stretch, approxiamtely 50 specimens sampled.
Collector(s):
Donated
16 June 2015.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
JDC/AA/2015/040/697
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

Ames 32927
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

NA 82672
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Fruits harvested at peak maturity. Numerous fruits were soft and/or dropped when distrurbed. Fruit color ranged from dark red with tinge of blue/purple to light red. Fruit diameter averaged 10.28 mm (0.83 stdev), range min 9.00 mm to max 12.00 mm (random sample of 20 fruits). Stalk length (fruits) averaged 22.08 mm (5.28 stdev), range min 13.89 mm to max 35.00 mm (random sample of 20 fruits with intact stalks).
Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Genus:
Amelanchier
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

2871
Place of publication:

Rhodora 43:563. 1941
Verified:
03/25/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mespilus arborea F. Michx.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdowny serviceberry  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Englishdowny shadbush  1FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:660.
Englishjuneberry  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1198.
GermanSchnee-Felsenbirne  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1198.
Swedishstor häggmispel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed Ames 32927 to NA 82672. 18 May 2021.
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 82672 to WLP 683. 04 Jun 2021.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 15 Jun 2015. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: JDC/AA/2015/040/696. Inventory sample: Ames 32927 15ncao01. Assited with A. Schmitz and M. Bevins.
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS. 15 Jun 2015. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: JDC/AA/2015/040/696. Inventory sample: Ames 32927 15ncao01. Assited with A. Schmitz and M. Bevins.
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Pedigree