Amelanchier ovalis

Amelanchier ovalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. ovalis
Binomial name
Amelanchier ovalis
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Amelanchier amelanchier H.Karst.
  • Amelanchier amelanchier (L.) Degen
  • Amelanchier amelanchier (L.) Voss
  • Amelanchier rotundifolia (Lam.) Dum.Cours.
  • Amelanchier rotundifolia (Lam.) K.Koch
  • Amelanchier rupestris Bluff & Fingerh.
  • Amelanchier vulgaris Moench
  • Amelancus ovalis Vollm.
  • Aronia amelanchier (L.) Rchb.
  • Aronia amelanchier Dumort.
  • Aronia rotundifolia (Lam.) Pers.
  • Aronia rupestris (Bluff & Fingerh.) Rehder
  • Crataegus amelanchier (L.) Desf.
  • Crataegus rotundifolia Lam.
  • Mespilus amelanchier L.
  • Prunus amelanchier (L.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
  • Pyrenia amelanchier Clairv.
  • Pyrus amelanchier (L.) L.f.
  • Pyrus amelanchier (L.) Du Roi
  • Sorbus amelanchier (L.) Crantz

Amelanchier ovalis, commonly known as snowy mespilus[2] (a name which is also attached to the related A. lamarckii) or serviceberry, is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae. Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The species is native to central and southern Europe, as well as North Africa and the Middle East.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Amelanchier ovalis Medik.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ Altervista flora Italiana, Pero corvino, cornijuelo, gemeine Felsenbirne, berghäggmispel, Amelanchier ovalis Medik. includes photos and European distribution map
  4. ^ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
  5. ^ Tela Botanica, Description de Coste, Amelanchier vulgaris in French