Details for: Ames 33077, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, Ames 33077


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 33077
Origin:
Collected – Missouri, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 2015
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Leaves0.05 gramAmes 33077 21ncaic1 LV
Seed100 countAmes 33077 18ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
Ames 33077
Origin:
Collected – Missouri, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 2015
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
16 November 2015.
Missouri, United States
Locality: Holly Ridge Conservation Area, N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 6, T25N R11E, Dyersburg Quad, approximately 4.25 miles northeast of Dexter, Stoddard County.
Coordinates: 36.8437, -89.9076 (Map it)
Elevation: 124m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Flat area adjacent to acid seep.
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Acer rubrum, Carex debilis, Fagus grandifolia, Itea virginica, Liriodendron tulipifera, Osmunda regalis, Platanthera clavellata, Sassafras albidum, Saururus cernuus, and Smilax rotundifolia.
Comment: Collected from multiple specimens covering a 1,000 square foot area totaling approximately 75 plants. Fruits shriveled, but seed appears viable. Many flies (unknown species) on fruits. Approximately 1/2 to 1/3 of fruits persistent on plants at time of collection.
Collector(s):
Donated
23 November 2015.
Missouri, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: Late Blooming Aronia
Note: These are accessions of Aronia melanocarpa that consistently bloom approximately 2 weeks later than typical forms of the species. Genetic analysis of a subset of these accessions indicates that they are genetically unique and may warrant taxonomic recognition (Brand et al. 2022).
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. Late Blooming Aronia

Accession Names and Identifiers
Ames 33077
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

NA 85226
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Plants approximately 5-7 feet in height with reddish-orange fall color with roughly 15% of leaves still persisting at time of collection (11/16/2015). This collection likely represents material from a single clonal, suckering patch. According to G. Yatskievych (prior Curator/Director Flora of Missouri Project, currently Botanist/Curator at Plant Resources Center, University of Texas at Austin), Aronia melanocarpa has only been found in Missouri in Stoddard County, specifically in the Crowley's Ridge area, where it occurs along the margins of acid seeps and spring branches. It is unclear why it has never been reported in other acidic wetlands in southeastern Missouri. This accession based on morphological/phenological observations at NCRPIS field plots seems to represent the "southern form" of A. melanocarpa, potentially a new Aronia species. This southern form was originally discovered by Brand et al. 2022 (Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia) and is known for having glabrous stems and leaves and a distinct phyllotaxy than other Aronia species. In addition, plants tend to bloom approximately two weeks later than all other Aronia taxonomic groups and the inflorescences/infructescences are more spreading and extended due to longer peduncles and pedicels within the cyme. Fruit maturity tends to occur 2 to 4 weeks later than tetraploid A. melanocarpa and 4 to 6 weeks later than diploid A. melanocarpa. Phenolic levels are much higher in comparison to other A. melanocarpa accessions (Brand et al., 2017 - Anthocyanins, total phenolics, ORAC and moisture content of wild and cultivated dark-fruited Aronia species.)
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)
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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.14.763ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDS Not Available
COMMENTECOREGIONOmernik Level III Ecoregion where germplasm was collected in nature.Mississippi Valley Loess Plain - Mississippi Valley Loess Plains OMERNIK LEVEL III ECOREGION Not Available
COMMENTUSDA Cold Hardiness ZoneUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone in which the germplasm was originally collected in nature.7a 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.10.286110ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 33077 16ncaim1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.255ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 33077 16ncaim1 PLNot Available