serviceberries

genus Amelanchier

Member of rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

utah serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis

utah serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis

leaf finely hairy abaxially in fruit
twigs generally white-hairy
styles 2–4(5)
“The sparsely to moderately hairy mature leaves and twigs, rounded to truncate or emarginate leaf apices, relatively short petals, and reduced numbers of stamens and styles are distinctive characteristics.” [source]
most common

saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia

leaf glabrous abaxially in fruit [?]
twigs glabrous
styles 4–5
proximalmost pedicels usually 6–16 mm
rare

pale serviceberry
Amelanchier pallida

proximalmost pedicels usually 12–18 mm
“The species is distinctive for its often broadly oval petals, relatively long proximalmost pedicels, leaves with teeth that are relatively small and few in number, and usually absent in proximal half, and much-branched habit.” [source]
very rare

1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP

Months:

May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora