PLANTS Profile for Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon serviceberry)

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Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.
Saskatoon serviceberry

Symbol:

AMAL2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Plumas Co. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

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Distribution:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 20 species in Amelanchier or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia
Saskatoon serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii
Cusick's serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia var. humptulipensis
Saskatoon serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia
Saskatoon serviceberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Amelanchier Medik. – serviceberry
Species	Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. – Saskatoon serviceberry

Wetland Indicator Status:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC-

FACU+

FACU

FACU-

FAC-

FACU-

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan							Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25109.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.

Amelanchier Systematics and Evolution (Univ. of Maine)

BorealForest.org

CO-Colorado State University Herbarium

CO-Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Ferns, & Trees

Canada-British Columbia Ministry of Forests

Canada-University of Saskatchewan (Rangeland Plants)

Forestry Images

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-MBG Plant Finder

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WA-WSU Horticulture (Xeriscape Plants)

WA-Washington Native Plant Society

WA-Washington State University Herbarium (Images)

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 01:35 AM MDT