Amelanchier humilis
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|image = Amelanchier_humilis_unripe_fruits_and_foliage.jpg
|image_caption = Unripe fruits and foliage of Amelanchier humilis
|status = G5
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Amelanchier
|species = humilis
|authority = Wiegand
|synonyms_ref = {{Cite POWO|id=11197-2|title=Amelanchier humilis Wiegand | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|access-date=23 December 2024}}
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|Amelanchier alnifolia var. compacta | (E.L.Nielsen) McKay
|Amelanchier humilis var. campestris | E.L.Nielsen
|Amelanchier humilis var. compacta | E.L.Nielsen
|Amelanchier humilis var. exserrata | E.L.Nielsen
|Amelanchier humilis var. typica | E.L.Nielsen
|Amelanchier mucronata | E.L.Nielsen
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Amelanchier humilis, commonly known as the low shadbush, is a North American species of serviceberry. It is native to central Canada (from Saskatchewan to Québec) and the northeastern and north-central United States (from Nebraska and the Dakotas east as far as Vermont and New Jersey).[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Amelanchier%20humilis.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]
Description
Amelanchier humilis is a shrub up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall. The fruit, which is a pome, is very dark, almost black. It is edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet taste, with slight apple flavor. The leaves are egg-shaped, up to 5 cm (2 inches) long.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/567110#page/143/mode/1up Wiegand, Karl McKay 1913. Rhodora 14(163): 141–143]
References
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External links
- [http://www.borealforest.org/shrubs/shrub5.htm Boreal Forest, Amelanchier humilis Shadbush]
- {{PFAF|Amelanchier humilis}}
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Category:Flora of Western Canada
Category:Plants described in 1912
Category:Plants used in Native American cuisine
Category:Flora of Eastern Canada
Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States
Category:Flora of the North-Central United States
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