Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Amelanchier utahensis Koehne
(Utah Serviceberry, Juneberry)

Family: Rosaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Amelanchier australis Standley
Amelanchier bakeri Greene
Amelanchier crenata Greene
Amelanchier goldmanii Wooton & Standley
Amelanchier mormonica C.K. Schneider
Amelanchier oreophila A. Nelson
Amelanchier rubescense Greene

Amelanchier utahensis is a shrub to small tree with dark green oval serrulate leaves. The white flowers have obovate petals. Amelanchier utahensis prefers drier habitat at lower to middle elevation.
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Amelanchier utahensis, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., May 9, 2007



Amelanchier utahensis, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., January 4, 2010



Amelanchier utahensis, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., January 4, 2010



Amelanchier utahensis, 3x macro of terminal bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., January 4, 2010



Amelanchier utahensis, 3x macro of lateral bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., January 4, 2010


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