Rosaceae
Running serviceberry
Amelanchier stolonifera
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Amelanchier
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Running serviceberry
Synonyms
- Amelanchier canadensis var. stolonifera (Wiegand) P.Landry
- Amelanchier oblongifolia B.L.Rob. & Fernald
- Amelanchier ovalis (Willd.) Borkh.
- Amelanchier parviflora Douglas ex Hook.
- Amelanchier spicata Britton & N.E.Br.
- Amelanchier spicata var. stolonifera (Wiegand) Cinq-Mars
- Aronia ovalis (Willd.) Pers.
- Pyrus ovalis Willd.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.