Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

Pacific serviceberry

Family: Rosaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Pacific serviceberry is a native shrub found in northern coastal California, Klamath Ranges, and northern North Coast Ranges in open conifer or mixed-evergreen forest and slopes at elevations of 50 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces white flowers in clusters 4 to 8 centimeters long with 5 to 15 individual blossoms, each with petals 12 to 15 millimeters long. Growing as a multi-stemmed shrub 1 to 12 meters tall with an upright, spreading form, it develops a woody structure with multiple branches. Its leaves have broad blades 30 to 40 millimeters long and 20 to 30 millimeters wide, typically finely hairy on the underside, especially when in flower. The plant produces edible fruits approximately 10 to 13 millimeters in diameter, making it an important species for wildlife and traditional ecological uses.

Habitat: Open conifer or mixed-evergreen forest, slopes

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 50-2500 m

Bioregions: NCo, KR, n NCoRO

California counties: Humboldt, Plumas, Siskiyou, Del Norte, Madera, Mendocino, Trinity, Placer, Shasta, Sonoma, Napa, Lassen, Lake, Modoc, Glenn, Sierra

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.