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June 2025

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Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 2: 633 (1825)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001009273.

Synonyms of Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amelanchier canadensis var. rotundifolia (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 473 (1840) wfo-0000986384
Amelanchier canadensis var. spicata (Lam.) Sarg. Silva 4: 129 (1892) wfo-0000986385
Amelanchier rotundifolia (Michx.) M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 146 (1847) wfo-0000990780
Aronia sanguinea (Pursh) Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 306 (1818) wfo-0000991070
Amelanchier spicata (Lam.) Koehne Deutsche Dendrologie ; 1893 256 1893 wfo-0000991071
Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea wfo-0001009281
Pyrus sanguinea Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 340 (1814) wfo-0001009421
Amelanchier huronensis Wiegand Rhodora 22: 150 (1920) wfo-0001009450
Mespilus canadensis var. rotundifolia Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 291 (1803) wfo-0001010818
Amelanchier pallida var. arguta Greene Erythea 1: 221 (1893) wfo-0001391914
Amelanchier sanguinea var. arguta (Greene) P.Landry Bull. Soc. Bot. France 122: 249 (1975) wfo-0001409713