| Botanical name: |
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.)K.R.Robertson & Phipps |
| Common
name: |
red chokeberry |
| Synonomy: | | Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. | | Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. brilliantissima hort. | | Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. glabra Elliot | | Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. | | Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. glabra Cronquist | | Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Rosaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
shrub |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
3-12' |
| Foliage: |
egg or elliptical, short point, finely toothed |
| Flowers: |
5 roundish petals, flower stalks wooly; white to pinkish, dark glands on margin |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
bloom late April to late May; fruit early September to October |
| Habitat: |
wet soils of bogs, swamps woods, occ. on drier ground |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
The bright red fruits persist through the winter. The fruit attracts birds.
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