Rosaceae FAMILY

Amelanchier utahensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Amelanchier utahensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree, growing from 0.5 - 5 metres tall. The plant often suckers freely, producing up to 100 much-branched stems and often 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. , 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, and sometimes also as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Washington to Montana, south to California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

HabitatDrier areas on rimrock valleys, gullies and hillsides from sagebrush desert to middle elevations in mountains[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. Dry rocky slopes, canyons, stream banks, mountainsides, foothills, deserts; at elevations from 900 - 3,500 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. ].