Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Red Chokeberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aronia arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Aronia arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia pyrifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002a:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. arbutifolia FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aronia arbutifolia
COMMON NAME:
Red Chokeberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arar7_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_arar7_007_lvp
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_arar7_008_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aronia_arbutifolia_2
January
Red, rather dry or mealy fruits, w pubescent stems, may persist into winter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Will Stuart wil_8460833699_3212ba57bc
March Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm0504n_03
April Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Flowers in compound corymbs, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060423_026
April Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6781
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aronia_arbutifolia
April
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JK Marlow jkm160504_386
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm160504_387
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
Petals w crinkly margins subtend stamens tipped w pinkish-red anthers, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm160504_389
May Jackson County NC
Panthertown
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JK Marlow jkm120628_352
June Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves densely pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_10526835324
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Pocosin neighbors: Aronia arbutifolia (red) and Ilex coriacea (black).
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5045
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Midrib above with small, dark, stiff hairs, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5046
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf margin crenate, leaf base cuneate to obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5049
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5052
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Stipules persistent, adnate to petiole, narrowly triangular, margins glandular, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aronia arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Aronia arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Aronia arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Photinia pyrifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-19-002a:
Sorbus arbutifolia var. arbutifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Pyrus arbutifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aronia arbutifolia
1441
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, pocosins, wet savannas, swamps, other wet habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
15-20 stamens
Ovary semi-inferior
Flowers in compound corymbs
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Purplish-black
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p155
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p308
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p237
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p314
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p123
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p072
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p312
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p164
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p117
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p38
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p065
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p168
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