Taxon: Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

Summary

Genus:

Amelanchier

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

104441

Place of publication:

Rhodora 14:154. 1912

Verified:

03/25/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

12 (12 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Cinq-Mars, L. 1971. Le genre Amelanchier au Québec. Naturaliste Canad. 98:337.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Landry, P. 1975. Le concept d'espèce et la taxinomie du genre Amelanchier (Rosacées). Bull. Soc. Bot. France 122:247. Note: = Amelanchier arborea subsp. laevis
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Amelanchier arborea (F. Michx.) Fernald
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Amelanchier arborea var. laevis (Wieg.) Ahles
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Allegheny serviceberry	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	smooth shadbush	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
French	amélanchier glabre	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
Swedish	kopparhäggmispel	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	St. Pierre and Miquelon			FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec], St. Pierre and Miquelon
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia (n.), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (w.), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 2014. Flora of North America. 9:661.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104441. Accessed 14 April 2026.