Amelanchier bartramiana
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| Amelanchier bartramiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Amelanchier |
| Species: | A. bartramiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Amelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) M.Roem. |
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Amelanchier bartramiana is a species of serviceberry. Common names include mountain serviceberry[1], Bartram's serviceberry[2], mountain juneberry, Bartram juneberry, and the oblongfruit (oblongfruited) serviceberry[citation needed].
The leaves of A. bartramiana are egg-shaped and tapered at both ends with fine teeth almost to the base. The flowers have five white petals, appearing singly or in clusters of up to four blossoms. The pomes are red, ripening to dark purple and are pear-shaped. The fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.
[edit] See also
- Cranberry Glades, West Virginia
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