Amelanchier alnifolia, the saskatoon berry, Pacific serviceberry, western serviceberry, western shadbush, or western juneberry, is a shrub native to North America. It is a member of the rose family, and bears an edible berry-like fruit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Saskatoon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amelanchier cusickii
- Amelanchier humilis
- Amelanchier sanguinea
- Amelanchier stolonifera
- Amelanchier interior
- Amelanchier utahensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Amelanchier
- Species
- Amelanchier alnifolia
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