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Amelanchier bartramiana

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Bartram Shadbush

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138763
Element CodePDROS05030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusAmelanchier
Other Common Names
Amélanchier de Bartram (FR) Bartram's Serviceberry (EN) Oblong-fruit Serviceberry (EN) oblongfruit serviceberry (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-08-07
Change Date1984-02-09
Edition Date2024-08-07
Edition AuthorsJohnson, J. (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Amelanchier bartramiana is a shrub found in the northeastern United States, eastern Canada, and St. Pierre and Miquelon. With a large range extent, more than 400 occurrences, abundant habitat, and broad habitat preferences, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Amelanchier bartramiana is native to the northeastern United States, eastern Canada, and St. Pierre and Miquelon, from Minnesota south to West Virginia, north to Hudson Bay, and east to Newfoundland. Range extent was estimated to be 3.3 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium records and photo-based observations documented between 1993 and 2024, there are estimated to be more than 400 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, Amelanchier bartramiana is potentially threatened by development, road maintenance, invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, and affinity for typically abundant habitats, as well as no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Amelanchier bartramiana grows in cool woods, mountain slopes, summits, bogs, poor fens, conifer swamps, acidic soil, sandy lake shores, stream banks, rocky ridges, and roadside thickets (FNA 2014).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandShrubland/chaparralCropland/hedgerow
Palustrine Habitats
SCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDFORESTED WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNRYes
New YorkS4Yes
MichiganSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
West VirginiaS1Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
NunavutSHYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undeterminedUnknownUnknownUnknown

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
New Hampshire (8)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
References (13)
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  2. Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
  4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  5. Grimm, W.C. 1952. The Shrubs of Pennsylvania. The Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, PA.
  6. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  7. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  8. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  9. Robinson, W.A. and C.R. Partanen. 1982. Experimental taxonomy in the genus <i>Amelanchier. </i>I: A new look at the chromosome numbers of the <i>Amelanchier </i>species growing in the Northeastern United States. Rhodora 82:483-493.
  10. Robinson, W.A. and C.R. Partenan. 1982. Experimental taxonomy in the genus <i>Amelanchier</i>. II. Do the taxa in the genus <i>Amelanchier </i>form an apomictic complex? Rhodora 84:85-100.
  11. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).
  12. Weber, J.E., and C.S. Cambell. 1987. Breeding system of a hybrid between a sexual and an apomictic species of <i>Amelanchier</i>, shadbush. American Journal of Botany 76:(341-347).
  13. Wiegand, K.M. 1912. The genus <i>Amelanchier </i>in eastern North America. Rhodora 14:117-161.