Participant Info

Species

Amelanchier alnifolia [Amelanchier canadensis var. pumila] [Amelanchier polycarpa] [Aronia alnifolia]

Family

Rosaceae

CommonName

western serviceberry, saskatoon, alder-leaf shadbush, western juneberry

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1914

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir, Smith Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Big Meadows Reservoir 19 July 2017; Rio Grande Co, trail to quarry, E of Del Norte 27 May 2016 [var.pumila]

Comments

In the Watershed, service berry is a common bush of canyons, stream sides, and forest openings, on both sides of the Valley. As yet there are no records for the Culebras, but plenty from the Rio Grande drainage Cristos in New Mexico. The plant can be found throughout the western states and along the northern Great Plains. It follows the Rio Grande drainage about halfway down New Mexico but no farther.

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