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| Amelanchier × spicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Amelanchier |
| Species: | A. × spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amelanchier × spicata | |
| Synonyms | |
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A. stolonifera Wiegand | |
Amelanchier × spicata, also referred to as the low juneberry,[1] thicket shadbush, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"[2]), is a hybrid of Amelanchier alnifolia × Amelanchier humilis. that has edible fruit, which are really pomes. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Amelanchier × spicata has clusters of small white flowers that bloom in spring.
Amelanchier × spicata is native to North America. It is a very hardy species, and is considered invasive in Scandinavia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Schorger, A.W. (1955). The Passenger Pigeon; its natural history and extinction. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
- ^ "Amelanchier spicata - Bjorkans plants". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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- "Amelanchier spicata". Plants for a Future.
- Information from the University of Maine
- Amelanchier spicata Picture
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