Rosaceae

Coastal plain serviceberry

Amelanchier obovalis (Michx.) Ashe

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier

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Coastal plain serviceberry (Amelanchier obovalis) — FlowerPhoto: ragbird, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Coastal plain serviceberry, Coastal serviceberry

Synonyms

Amelanchier canadensis subsp. obovalis (Michx.) P.Landry
Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis (Michx.) Sarg.
Amelanchier canadensis var. obovalis (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Mespilus amelanchier Walter
Mespilus canadensis var. obovalis Michx.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: ragbird, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: John Kees, 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.