| Accepted name: |
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Roem. var. alnifolia |
| Synonym(s): |
-Aronia alnifolia Nutt.
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| English names: |
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
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| French names: |
Amélanchier à feuilles d'aulne
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WAMEALA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Berry juice taken for an upset stomach, ear and eye pains. Berry juice taken as a mild laxative. Infusion of plant & choke cherry cambium taken by nursing mothers to pass medicinal values to baby(*11). Decoction of sticks taken for bad colds and coughs. Decoction of stems and snowberry stems taken for fevers. Decoction of roots taken for teething sickness(*46)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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