Rosaceae FAMILY
Amelanchier humilis
Amelanchier humilis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amelanchier humilis is a deciduous shrub usually growing to 1.5 metres tall, exceptionally reaching 8 metres in shaded conditions, It can sucker quite freely, producing up to 50 stems and forming scattered 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 often harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Saskatchewan to Quebec, south to Kansas and Maryland
HabitatRocky or sandy shores and banks, often calcareous[ 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, open sites with rocky, gravelly, or sandy soil, calcareous soil; at elevations up to 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. ].