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Common Serviceberry
Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This tree grows in forests across eastern North America from Ontario to Texas. Its fuzzy white flowers bloom before the leaves emerge to signal the start of spring.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Amelanchier
Species
Amelanchier arborea