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red chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
black chokeberryAronia melanocarpa
winterberry hollyIlex verticillata
Christmas berryPourthiaea villosa
multiflora roseRosa multiflora
chokecherryPrunus virginiana
autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata
Siberian crabappleMalus baccata
fire cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,592 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 914 |
| New Jersey | 725 |
| New York | 507 |
| Pennsylvania | 404 |
| Virginia | 379 |
| Mississippi | 322 |
| Maryland | 313 |
| South Carolina | 276 |
| Alabama | 258 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales |
| Family | rose family · Rosaceae |
| Genus | chokeberries · Aronia |
Study it in a deck
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Wetland-associated Species of New Hampshire, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise red chokeberry with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.