Rosaceae FAMILY

Amelanchier fernaldii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amelanchier fernaldii is a deciduous shrub growing 50 - 100cm tall. The plant often suckers freely, producing up to 50 diffusely-branched stems and forming colonies or large clumps[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1063 Title American Species of Amelanchier Publication Illinois Biological Monographs Vol. 20 No. 2 Author Jones G.N. Publisher The University of Illinois Press; Illinois Year 1946 ISBN Description An excellent monograph of the American species of the genus Amelanchier, even though it is rather dated and there have been numerous name changes as a result of new information. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

HabitatRavines, thickets, barrens, rocky banks, shores, sea cliffs, swamps, wet woods, often calcareous; at elevations up to 100 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].