FIELD ID CHARACTERISTICS:
Leaves burgundy in fall and red fruits persist in winter.
Synonym(s): Aronia glabrescens, Aronia pubens, Aronia pumila, Aronia pyrifolia, Crataegus pyrifolia, Halmia tomentosa, Mespilus arbutifolia, Photinia pyrifolia, Pyrus arbutifolia, Sorbus arbutifolia
Description: Low to medium deciduous shrub, 2 to 3 m in height. Spreads by rhizomes and can form dense colonies.
Leaves: Alternate, simple, elliptic leaves with finely toothed margins. Leaves 4 to 10 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide. Leaves contain minute reddish brown hairs along midrib vein.
Flowers/Fruit: Clusters of small pinkish-white 5-petaled flowers produced on the ends of branches. Fruit is red, berry-like pome. Blooms late February to May; fruits September to November.
Habit and Range: Low woodlands, pine savannas, creek banks, seepage slopes and swamps. Common statewide.
