Rosaceae FAMILY
Amelanchier nantucketensis
Amelanchier nantucketensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amelanchier nantucketensis is a deciduous shrub growing from 30 - 250cm tall. The plant often suckers freely, producing up to 70 straight, spindly 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Nova Scotia to South Carolina
HabitatFields, sand-plain grasslands, heaths, glacial outwash plains, forest openings, disturbed sites, stream shores, among rocks or sand, dry habitats, ditches, swales; at elevations up to 400 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. ].