Aronia arbutifolia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aronia arbutifolia |
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Aronia
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arbutifolia
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Synonymy
Mespilus arbutifolia L. 1753
Adenorachis arbutifolia (L.) Nieuwl. Aronia densa Carrière Aronia × densiflora Spach Aronia glabrescens Spach Aronia nigra Dippel Aronia pubens Spach Aronia pumila (Neumann) M.Roem. Aronia pyrifolia (Lam.) Pers. Crataegus pyrifolia Lam. Hahnia arbutifolia (L.) Medik. Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R.Robertson & J.B.Phipps Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L.f. Pyrus densiflora (Spach) Steud. Pyrus pumila Neumann ex Tausch. Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. Sorbus densiflora (Spach) Heynh. |
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Aronia arbutifolia, called the red chokeberry, is a North American species of shrubs in the rose family. It is native to eastern Canada and to the eastern and central United States, from eastern Texas to Nova Scotia inland to Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.
Aronia arbutifolia is a branching shrub forming clumps by means of stems forming from the roots. Flowers are white or pink, producing black or bright red fruits. Many people consider the fruits to be foul-tasting.
See also
In Spanish: Aronia arbutifolia para niños
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