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Search Term(s): Aronia arbutifolia   (1 record found)

ROSACEAE
Rose Family
Aronia arbutifolia  (red chokeberry)   
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Synonym
Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Aronia: referring to the resemblance to the chokecherry fruit; arbutifolia: having leaves like Arbutus
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
Apri-May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Swamps and wet woodlands
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Host plant for Satyrium liparops (Striped Hairstreak Butterfly); fruit eaten by songbirds.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
There is agreement that Aronia and Photinia should be combined, but Aronia is the older name and therefore takes precedence.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Atlantic White Cedar Non-tidal Wetlands (Swamp)
Beach and Dune Habitats (Interdunal Wetlands, herbaceous, shrub, forested)
Freshwater Shrub Tidal Wetlands
Peat Wetlands (Acidic Fens)
Ponds, Lakes, and Reservoirs (Millponds)