''Amelanchier obovalis'', the coastal serviceberry, coastal juneberry, or shadbush, is a species of flowering plant in the

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

family. It is native to the

Atlantic coastal plain The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...

of the United States, from New Jersey to Georgia, typically in

pine barrens Pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pineland areas occur throughout the U.S. from Florida to Maine (see Atlantic coastal pine barrens) as well as the Midwest, West, and Canada and parts of Eurasia. Perhaps the most well known pine-barre ...

and other dry woodlands. A deciduous shrub, it grows to tall, with small five-petaled white flowers, edible dark blue to purple-black fruits and up to long dull green leaves.

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* obovalis Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Delaware Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Maryland Flora of New Jersey Flora of North Carolina Flora of Pennsylvania Flora of South Carolina Flora of Virginia Plants described in 1903 {{Maleae-stub