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Aronia arbutifolia
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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:
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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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