Amelanchier canadensis

Botanical Description

Amelanchier canadensis is a deciduous shrub growing from 0.2 - 8 metres tall. The plant often suckers freely, producing up to 100 slender, erect stems and forming open to dense 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 often harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and is also sometimes used medicinally. Superior forms have been developed for their fruits and these are grown on a garden scale. An ornamental plant, it is grown as a hedge and specimen plant in gardens, valued for its floral display, the autumn colour of its leaves, and for its edible fruits, which attract birds to the garden[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ].