Rosaceae

Nantucket serviceberry

Amelanchier nantucketensis E.P.Bicknell

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier

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Nantucket serviceberry (Amelanchier nantucketensis) — Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Nantucket serviceberry

Synonyms

Amelanchier botryapium var. micropetala (B.L.Rob.) Farw.
Amelanchier canadensis var. micropetala (B.L.Rob.) Rehder
Amelanchier micropetala (B.L.Rob.) Ashe
Amelanchier micropetala var. potomacensis Ashe
Amelanchier nantucketense E.P.Bicknell
Amelanchier oblongifolia var. micropetala B.L.Rob.
Amelanchier stolonifera f. micropetala (B.L.Rob.) Rehder

Flowers

In flower: May (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.