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Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii

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Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 14 May 2024, 12:01 p.m.
Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 14 May 2024, 12:03 p.m.
Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 1 Aug 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 1 Aug 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 1 Aug 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Juneberry Juneberry - Amelanchier lamarckii dylan Bristol 29 Dec 2023, 4:03 p.m. 1 Aug 2023, 4:08 p.m.

Species Description

The taxonomy has changed. It is now believed to be a hybrid: Amelanchier arborea × A. laevis = A. × lamarckii. Widely planted throughout the UK but rarely and is occasionally bird-sown.

Stace 4:

Amelanchier lamarckii F.G. Schroed. (A. laevis auct. non Wiegand, A. confusa auct. non Hyl., A. grandiflora auct. non Rehder, A. intermedia auct. non Spach, A. canadensis auct. non (L.) Medik.) - Juneberry.

Tree to 10m; leaves mostly oblong, subglabrous; fruits purplish-black, often not formed. Neophyte-naturalised; on mainly sandy soils in woodland and scrub; frequent in South Central & South East England, very sparsely scattered elsewhere in Britain North to Central Scotland and Jersey; North America.

Useful Links:

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

GBIF

Kew

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