Amelanchier alnifolia

Saskatoon serviceberry

Family: Rosaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Saskatoon serviceberry is a California native shrub found in northern mountain regions in forest and woodland habitats. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces white flowers with delicate ovate petals arranged in clusters. Growing to 1 to 3 meters tall with upright branching and smooth gray-brown twigs, the shrub forms a rounded, multi-stemmed shape. Its leaves are elliptical to round, generally serrated along the upper half, and become smooth in fruit, with blades 2 to 5 centimeters long. The fruit is a small, dark purple edible berry that provides food for wildlife.

California counties: Humboldt, San Bernardino, Mono, Del Norte, Butte, El Dorado, Plumas, Alpine, Alameda, Nevada, Trinity, Napa, Glenn, Modoc, Siskiyou, Tehama, Shasta, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Inyo, Calaveras, Lassen, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, Amador, San Diego, Tulare, Sonoma, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Kern

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