Taxon

Aronia arbutifolia

 
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Aronia arbutifolia - red chokeberry
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Common name: red chokeberry
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Synonym: Photinia pyrifolia, Sorbus arbutifolia
Distribution: e. North America
Habitat: Swamps, wet thickets, peatland pocosins, bogs, fens, wet pine flatwoods, margins of freshwater wetlands, beaver ponds, mixed loblolly pine, Magnolia virginiana-Rhus vernix-swamps, black gum swamps
Regional red list: Ohio Endangered Species
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Usage: Ornamental
Comments: A spreading, suckering, multi-stemmed shrub 6-10' high and 5' wide, with ornamental bright red berries and crimson fall color. White flowers are produced in early May. Best used as a mass planting or in a natural setting.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Ohio Division of Natural Area & Preserves: Rare Plants of Ohio • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AES: BR26 (BR26) • Accession: D2015-0700.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0700.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0700.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0700.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: MAG: CB14 (CB14) • Accession: D1988-0444.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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