Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem.
Publ. & Syn.M. Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 147 (1847). Validation of Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 22 (1834) nom. nud. and Aronia alnifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 306 (1818) nom. nud. Type: U.S.A.: North Dakota, near Fort Mandan, leg. N.J. Wyeth.
NotesAmelanchier alnifolia was reported by Scoggan (1978c) and mapped by Porsild and Cody (1980) north to Hudson Bay. Both the two northernmost occurrences reported by Scoggan, at Gillam (Manitoba) and Fawn River (Ontario), are in our Borderline Arctic or slightly south of it.
Chromosomes68 (4x). - Canada (Manitoba), U.S.A. (Idaho). - Henderson et al. (1975); Löve and Löve (1982b).
GeographyNorth American (W-C): (CAN).
Distribution N = F     E = b     HL = b     [ key ]
Parent taxonAmelanchier Medik.
PAF ID641802
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
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