Rosaceae FAMILY

Amelanchier interior

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amelanchier interior is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 10 metres tall. Often suckering, the plant can produce up to 10 stems, sometimes 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Ontario to Newfoundland and south to South Dakota, Illinois and Ohio

HabitatHillsides and banks of streams[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Dry woods, bluffs rocky areas and slopes, stream banks, fields, thickets, and sandy areas, sometimes wetlands; at elevations up to 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. ].