Aronia melanocarpa - (image 1 of 5)
Taxonomy
Family: Rosaceae
Habitat
Bogs, swamps, wet woods. Tolerant of drier soil
Associates
Distribution
Newfoundland and southern Labrador south to northern GA and AL, westward to eastern MN, northeast IA, and southeast MO, mostly absent along the coastal plain and adjacent areas.
Morphology
Similar to A. arbutifolia, but glabrous or less pubescent on lower leaf surfaces, twigs, and pedicels. Fruit black.
Notes
Flowers May to July
Fruit August to October
Wetland Indicator: Facultative Wetland -
Hybrids between this species and A. arbutifolia are apparently common, and diploid and tetraploid types occur. Fall color not as bright as red chokeberry, and the fruit matures a bit earlier and does not persist as long.
See A. arbutifolia for a treatment of the taxonomy of this genus.
References
Gleason, Henry A.
and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G.
Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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