Amelanchier humilis
Amelanchier humilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Amelanchier |
Species: | A. humilis |
Binomial name | |
Amelanchier humilis Wiegand | |
Amelanchier humilis, commonly known as the low shadbush, is a species of serviceberry. The plant is a shrub. The fruit, which is a pome, is edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit has a sweet taste, with slight apple flavor. The leaves are oval or broad shaped.