Rosaceae FAMILY

Amelanchier cusickii

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amelanchier cusickii is a deciduous shrub growing 2 - 8 metres tall. The plant often suckers freely, producing up to 50 stems and forming colonies[ 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. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and sometimes also as a medicine. An ornamental plant, it is grown in gardens for its floral display, the autumn colour of its leaves, and for its edible fruits, which attract birds to the garden[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Colombia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana

HabitatOpen woods, canyons and hillsides from near sea-level to the sub-alpine zone[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Basaltic ledges, cliffs, and bluffs along streams, stony soil, streambeds, stream banks, copses, mountainsides, roadsides; at elevations from 600 - 2,300 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. ].