Details for: Ames 30001, Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, UC 026b


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 026b
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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Seed100 countAmes 30001 14ncab01 SD
 
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PLANT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
Top Name:
UC 026b
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 October 2008.
Connecticut, United States
Locality: Mashapaug Pond, Union, Tolland County
Coordinates: 42.0103, -72.1336 (Map it)
Elevation: 215m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Water's edge of small island in lake.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: blueberry, huckleberry, myrica, pitch pine, Ilex verticillata, Amelanchier sp., and birch.

Donated
01 July 2009.
Connecticut, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
UC 026b
Type: Donor identifier
University of Connecticut accession number.
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Mashapaug Lake #2
Type: Collector identifier
Brand, Mark H. University of Connecticut

Ames 30001
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Accession is extremely vigorous and uniform with an upright, yet broad growth habit. Fruits are black-purple and tend to mature the middle of October (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: 31 Aug 2011, from Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott to Aronia ×prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 27 Oct 2021, from Aronia ×prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder to Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott
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Citations
  • Brand, M. H., B. A. Connolly, L. H. Levine, J. T. Richards, S. M. Shine, & L. E. Spencer. 2017. Anthocyanins, total phenolics, ORAC and moisture content of wild and cultivated dark-fruited Aronia species. Sci. Hort. 224:332-342. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.06.021. Number of accessions cited: 27
  • Brand, M. H., S. G. Obae, J. D. Mahoney, & B. A. Connolly. 2022. Ploidy, genetic diversity and speciation of the genus Aronia. Sci. Hort. 291(2022):110604. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110604. Number of accessions cited: 77
Pedigree

Observations

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.20.63ARONIA FRUIT SOLUBLE SOLIDSAmes 30001 14ncai04 FRNot Available
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.8.328753ARONIA FRUIT DIAMETERAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFLOWER DIAMETERDiameter of flower measured in centimeters.1.3673WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012Ames 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYFRUIT WEIGHTWeight of fruit obtained at harvest. Measurments in grams. Random sample of 10, intact fruits from a single specimen or population.0.32310ARONIA FRUIT WEIGHTAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYLEAF AREA INDEXArea of leaves per unit area of soil surface.2.152WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.LAI.2013 Not Available
MORPHOLOGYNUMBER OF INFLORESCENCESNumber of inflorescences from three random branches, including side spurs.16.893WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012Ames 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.1.05 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 3 YRSAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSWidth of plant measured in meters on 3-year old field grown plants.1.55 ARONIA PLANT WIDTH - 3 YRSAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
MORPHOLOGYPLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSHeight of plant measured in meters on 5-year old field grown plants.1.38 ARONIA PLANT HEIGHT - 5 YRSAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FLOWERING DATEDate of peak flowering.May 20 ARONIA PEAK FLOWERING DATEAmes 30001 09ncaom1 PLNot Available
PHENOLOGYPEAK FRUIT RIPENING DATEDate of peak ripe fruit.11/15/2012 WOODY-ORNAMENTALS.ARONIA.2012Ames 30001 12ncai01 SDNot Available