Plants Profile for Aronia prunifolia (purple chokeberry)

Image of Aronia ×prunifolia [arbutifolia × melanocarpa]

General Information
Symbol:	ARPR2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Rosaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N SPM 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 NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). 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: 291. 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
ADAT	Adenorachis atropurpurea (Britton) Nieuwl.
ARARA3	Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. var. atropurpurea (Britton) Seymour
ARAT6	Aronia atropurpurea Britton
ARFL3	Aronia floribunda (Lindl.) Spach, nom. illeg.
ARFL8	Aronia floribunda (Lindl.) Sweet
MEPR7	Mespilus prunifolia Marshall
PHFL9	Photinia floribunda (Lindl.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps	purple chokeberry
PYARA	Pyrus arbutifolia (L.) L. f. var. atropurpurea (Britton) B.L. Rob.
PYFL5	Pyrus floribunda Lindl.
SOARA3	Sorbus arbutifolia (L.) Heynh. var. atropurpurea (Britton) C.K. Schneid.

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 prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder, (pro sp.) [arbutifolia × melanocarpa] – purple 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
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW