Rosaceae

Snowy mespilus

Amelanchier ovalis Medik.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Amelanchier

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Snowy mespilus (Amelanchier ovalis) — FlowerPhoto: Lukas Schärer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (27)

Aragonese: Senera
Armenian: Քարազկեռի կլորատերև, Կլորատերև քարազկեռի
Asturian: Molléndanu
Azerbaijani: Girdəyarpaq irqa
Belarusian: Ірга круглалістая, Ірга авалалістая, Ірга звычайная
Bulgarian: Обикновената ирга
Catalan: Corner, Arbre de roca, Borrinyoler, Corniguer, Cornulier, Corronyer, Corunyer
Chinese: 圆叶唐棣, 圆叶山楂
Czech: Muchovník vejčitý, Muchovník oválný
Danish: Rundbladet Bærmispel
Dutch: Europees krentenboompje, Europees krenteboompje, Europese krentenboompje
English: Snowy mespilus
Finnish: Euroopantuomipihlaja
French: Amélanchier à feuilles ovales, Amélavier
German: Gewöhnliche Felsenbirne, Echte Felsenbirne, Edelweißstrauch, Felsenmispel, Gemeine Felsenbirne
hsb: Prawy muchownik
Hungarian: Szirti fanyarka, Közönséges fanyarka
Italian: Pero corvino
Lithuanian: Paprastoji medlieva
Norwegian Bokmål: Prydblåhegg
Russian: Ирга круглолистная, Ирга обыкновенная, Ирга овальная, Ирга овальнолистная
Slovak: Muchovník vajcovitý
Slovenian: Navadna šmarna hrušica, Šmarna hrušica, Hraščec, Hrašček, Hrošec
Spanish: Abellomo, Arbol de las gayubas, Cornijuelo, Corrune crinolera, Corruné crinolera, Crataegus rotundifolia, Criñonera, Currone
Swedish: Berghäggmispel
Turkish: Karlı kaya armudu
Ukrainian: Ірга круглолиста

Synonyms

Pyrus amelanchier (L.) L.f.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 887 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lukas Schärer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Juan Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thibaud, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: ahabo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Léo Souillard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Dreux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.