Details for: Ames 36123, Amelanchier humilis Wiegand, Praeri Rail Trail


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier humilis Wiegand
Top Name:
Praeri Rail Trail
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Jun 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier humilis Wiegand
Top Name:
Praeri Rail Trail
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Jun 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Life Sex:
Perfect
Source History
Collected
23 June 2023.
Story County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Praeri Rail Trail just 1.0 mile east of McCallsburg, T85N R22W NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec. 23
Coordinates: 42.1663, -93.3716 (Map it)
Elevation: 332m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Railroad prairie remnant
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Helianthus sp., Phlox pilosa subsp. fulgida, Rhus glabra, Solidago missouriensis, and various grasses
Comment: Collection of 12 berries generated a total of 16 filled/likely viable seeds, plus many additional aborted seeds. Fruits were red to slightly dark red at time of sampling.
Collector(s):
06 March 2024.
Story County, Iowa, United States
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: Recollection. Root suckers.
Collector(s):
Donated
23 June 2023.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Praeri Rail Trail
Type: Local name

DNR-NAI SF6159010
Type: Other or unclassified name
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Inventory Database Source Feature No.

Ames 36123
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Rhizomatous spreading shrub measuring approximately 3-4' in height with approximately 50 stems covering a 6' diameter area with stems measuring less than 1/4" in diameter. Peak flowering noted during the last week in April (central Iowa, 2023). Originally located and vouchered (ISC) by Jimmie D. Thompson. As of 2023, the current Iowa Department of Natural Resources list of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species currently has Amelanchier humilis in Iowa listed as 'no status'. Initiated in 2021, an endangered plant scientific advisory group was assembled to review floristic surveys and herbarium specimens and through group discussion update or assign a recommended status for nearly 400 rare plant species. The current (2023) recommended status of Amelanchier humilis for Iowa is Threatened.
Amelanchier humilis Wiegand
Genus:
Amelanchier
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

2876
Place of publication:

Rhodora 14:141. 1912
Comment:
of doubtful taxonomic status, may = Amelanchier spicata or A. sanguinea
Verified:
03/25/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlow juneberry  1Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
Englishlow serviceberry  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Englishlow shadblow  1Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
Englishlow shadbush  1FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:656.
Frenchamélanchier bas  2FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:656.
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Citations
  • Freckmann, R. W. 1966. The prairie remnants of the Ames area. J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 73(1):126-136. Note: Description of five prairie remnants in the vicinity of Ames, Iowa, compiled in 1965. Number of accessions cited: 9
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