Plants Profile for Aronia arbutifolia (red chokeberry)

General Information
Symbol:	ARAR7
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Rosaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center (NPDC). United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements.

Provided by USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Provided by University of Georgia Press. Scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements.

©Ted Bodner. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Provided by University of Georgia Press. Scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements.

©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 290. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
ARARB3	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. brilliantissima hort.
ARARG	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. glabra Elliott
ARGL19	Aronia glabrescens Spach
ARPU7	Aronia pubens Spach
ARPU26	Aronia pumila M. Roem.
ARPY9	Aronia pyrifolia (Lam.) Pers.
CRPY	Crataegus pyrifolia Lam.
HATOP	Halmia tomentosa M. Roem. var. pyrifolia (Lam.) M. Roem.
MEAR8	Mespilus arbutifolia L.
PHPY4	Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps	red chokeberry
PYAR2	Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f.
PYARG	Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. glabra Cronquist
SOAR8	Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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	Aronia Medik.
Species	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. – red chokeberry

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (PHPY4)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ARAR7)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ARARG)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PHPY4)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PYAR2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PYARG)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (SOAR8)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (PHPY4)
Native Plants Network (PHPY4)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (PHPY4)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (PHPY4)

Wildlife

Food

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

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Miller

Sources

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

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover