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: ''For the candy, see sugar plum.'' ''Amelanchier canadensis'' (Canadian serviceberry, chuckleberry, currant-tree,〔 (Amelanchier spp. Family: Rosaceae Serviceberry ) Center for Wood Anatomy Research, USDA Forest Service〕 Juneberry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Shadblow, Shadbush, Shadbush Serviceberry, Sugarplum, Thicket Serviceberry) is a species of ''Amelanchier'' native to eastern North America in Canada from Newfoundland west to southern Ontario, and in the United States from Maine south to Alabama. It is largely restricted to wet sites, particularly on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, growing at altitudes from sea level up to 200 m.〔Germplasm Resources Information Network: (''Amelanchier canadensis'' )〕〔University of Maine: (''Amelanchier canadensis'' var. ''canadensis'' )〕〔University of Maine: (Amelanchier canadensis'' var. ''obovalis'' )〕 ==Growth== It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 0.5–8 m tall with one to many stems and a narrow, fastigiate crown. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to ovate-oblong, 1–5.5 cm long and 1.8–2.8 cm broad with a rounded to sub-acute apex; they are downy below, and have a serrated margin and an 8–15 mm petiole. The flowers are produced in early spring in loose racemes 4–6 cm long at the ends of the branches; each raceme has four to ten flowers. The flower has five white petals 7.6–11 mm long and 2–4 mm broad, and 20 stamens. The fruit is a pome, 7–10 mm diameter, dark purple when ripe; it is edible and sweet. Fruits become ripe in June and July〔〔 in its native range. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amelanchier canadensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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