• Plant: Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
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  • Info: Bloom / March 30, 2024 / Aberdeen, NC Aberdeen Lake park / License: All rights reserved
  • Caption: Downy serviceberry # 167 nn; LHB p. 512, 95-23-6, "Name of doubtful origin, maybe a vernacular."; MBG, "Genus name comes from a French provincial name for Amelanchier ovalis a European plant in this genus. Specific epithet, growing in a tree-like manner.
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Date: c. 1865
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