Details for: Ames 36127, Amelanchier laevis Wiegand, Yellow River SF


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
Top Name:
Yellow River SF
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
22 Jun 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
Top Name:
Yellow River SF
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
22 Jun 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected
22 June 2023.
Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Yellow River State Forest-Luster Heights Unit located 1.5 miles southwest of Waukon Junction along west side of Highway 364/Great River Road, T96N R3W SW ¼ NW ¼ SE ¼ Sec. 9.
Coordinates: 43.1426, -91.2006 (Map it)
Elevation: 260m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Steep slopes of deciduous woods.
Number of plants sampled: 3
Associated species: Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, Viburnum lentago, Prunus serotina, and Thuja occidentalis.
Aspect: East; Slope: 65
Comment: Coordinates provided for each mother tree sampled may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):
Donated
22 June 2023.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Yellow River SF
Type: Local name

JDC/AL/2023/029/1062
Type: Collector identifier
Carstens, Jeffrey D. USDA ARS NCRPIS

APS/AL/2023/051/604
Type: Collector identifier
Schmitz, Andy Brenton Arboretum

DNR-NAI SF6158996
Type: Other or unclassified name
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Inventory Database Source Feature No.

Ames 36127
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Species rather rare throughout area. Specimens noted in nature measuring approximately 25-35' in height; smooth bark; glabrous/anthocyanic leaves. Specimens noted in peak flower at collection site in nature on 4 May (2023). As of 2023, the current Iowa Department of Natural Resources list of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species currently has Amelanchier laevis 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 laevis for Iowa is Special Concern.
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
Genus:
Amelanchier
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

104441
Place of publication:

Rhodora 14:154. 1912
Verified:
03/25/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAllegheny serviceberry  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishsmooth shadbush  1FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
Frenchamélanchier glabre  2FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
Swedishkopparhäggmispel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Herbarium specimen
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 04 May 2023. Located at ISC - Ada Hayden Herbarium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Identifier: JDC/AL/2023/029/1062. Inventory sample: Ames 36127. Specimen sampled in peak flower.
  • Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 04 May 2023. Located at MAINE - University of Maine, Orono, ME. Identifier: JDC/AL/2023/029/1062. Inventory sample: Ames 36127. Specimen sampled in peak flower.
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