Filed As

Rosaceae
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 7383, 29 May 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. City of New York. The New York Botanical Garden, W of the Bronx River and N of Waring Ave.

Habitat

Floodplain of the Bronx River.

Description

Tree 12 m tall, the trunk double from just above the base, the largest stem 28 cm diam; bark dark grey/greenish, ± smooth, but deeply split to nearly furrowed; fruit dark red, juicy and sweet. Not evident whether this tree planted or spontaneous, but the double trunk suggests it is spontaneous. The same tree collected on 24 April 2009 (see Atha 6986). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01088483

Occurrence ID: b5517ece-9f9d-444a-be57-bca26a413668

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01122768, D. E. Atha 7383, Amelanchier laevis Wiegand - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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