Amelanchier amabilis

Amelanchier amabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Amelanchier
Species: Amelanchier amabilis

Name

Amelanchier amabilis Wiegand, Rhodora 23: 48 (1921).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Amelanchier grandiflora (Wiegand) Wiegand, Rhodora 22: 149 (1920), nom. illeg.
  • Amelanchier sanguinea f. grandiflora Wiegand, Rhodora 14: 139 (1912).
  • Amelanchier sanguinea var. grandiflora (Wiegand) Rehder, L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 272 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Northeastern U.S.A. New York. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 2014. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. xxiv + 713 pp., Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534029-7. efloras FNA WebsiteReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Amelanchier amabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Amelanchier amabilis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Amelanchier amabilis. Accessed: Dec 27 2025. Reference page.

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