Amelanchier sanguinea, known as red-twigged shadbush or roundleaf serviceberry, is a shrub native to eastern and central North America. Its native range stretches from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan south as far as northern Georgia. It is most common in eastern Canada, the northeastern United States, and the Great Lakes region.

Amelanchier sanguinea is a shrub that can grow up to tall, and has edible sweet-flavored fruits that are red when young and become purple or dark-blue when they ripen. Like all Amelanchier fruit, these resemble berries, but are technically pomes.

Amelanchier sanguinea

Varieties

Amelanchier sanguinea var. gaspensis Wiegand

Amelanchier sanguinea var. grandiflora (Wiegand) Rehder

Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea

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Flora of Eastern Canada

Plants used in Native American cuisine

Trees of the United States

Plants described in 1813

Flora of the North-Central United States

Flora of the Northeastern United States

Flora of the Southeastern United States

Flora of Saskatchewan

Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Amelanchier sanguinea