Amelanchier sanguinea, known as red-twigged shadbush or roundleaf serviceberry, is a shrub native to eastern and central North America. Its native range stretches from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan south as far as northern Georgia. It is most common in eastern Canada, the northeastern United States, and the Great Lakes region.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Amelanchier sanguinea is a shrub that can grow up to tall, and has edible sweet-flavored fruits that are red when young and become purple or dark-blue when they ripen. Like all Amelanchier fruit, these resemble berries, but are technically pomes.Amelanchier sanguinea information from Plants for a Future databaseAmelanchier sanguinea information from the University of Maine
Varieties Amelanchier sanguinea var. gaspensis Wiegand Amelanchier sanguinea var. grandiflora (Wiegand) Rehder Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea
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