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Aronia ×prunifolia
Aronia ×prunifolia (Marshall) Rehder
Purple Chokeberry, Red Chokeberry
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s): Aronia arbutifolia var. atropurpurea, Aronia atropurpurea, Aronia floribunda, Photinia floribunda, Pyrus arbutifolia var. atropurpurea, Pyrus floribunda, Sorbus arbutifolia var. atropurpurea
USDA Symbol: ARPR2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Natural hybrid of A. arbutifolia and A. melanocarpa.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Pome
Size Notes: Up to about 9 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WVMr. Smarty Plants says
Plant identfication
October 21, 2009
Hi...Can you please identfy the tall, evergreen shrub with purple plum-colored foliage that I have noticed in winter locally?...Hope so, need he color! THX
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Photinia floribunda in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Photinia floribunda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Photinia floribunda
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-05Research By: TWC Staff