PLANTS Profile for Photinia pyrifolia (red chokeberry)

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Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps
red chokeberry

Symbol:

PHPY4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

Aronia arbutifolia

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

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Synonyms:
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

ARAR7	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.	red chokeberry
ARARB3	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. brilliantissima hort.
ARARG	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. glabra Elliott
PYAR2	Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f.
PYARG	Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. glabra Cronquist
SOAR8	Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh.

Distribution:
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 9 species in Photinia

Classification:
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Photinia Lindl. – chokeberry
Species	Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps – red chokeberry

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

Aronia arbutifolia:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Aronia arbutifolia:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565398.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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