Common name:
Juneberry
Family:
Scientific name:
Amelanchier lamarckii
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in England, Scotland and Wales; mostly in Lancashire, and west of London. An introduced species, from North America
Height:
Up to 10 m
Habitat:
Roadsides, heaths, woodland, often on sandy soils
Flowers:
In open clusters, attached by sparsely hairy pedicels. The five, non-overlapping petals are narrowly oblong in shape, up to 4 cm long, clawed at the base, while the five sepals, positioned between the petals, are triangular, and have a covering of short woolly hairs. Ten stamens, with white filaments and yellow-brown anthers
Leaves:
Alternate, ovate to oblong, sparsely hairy underneath, lined by small teeth, with narrow, linear stipules at the base
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
