Amelanchier × spicata

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species:
A. × spicata
Binomial name
Amelanchier × spicata
Synonyms

A. stolonifera Wiegand
A. oblongifolia B.L.Rob. & Fernald

Amelanchier × spicata is native to North America. It is a very hardy species, and is considered invasive in Scandinavia.[3]

References
  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Schorger, A.W. (1955). The Passenger Pigeon; its natural history and extinction. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
  3. "Amelanchier spicata - Bjorkans plants". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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