''Amelanchier sanguinea'', known as red-twigged shadbush or roundleaf serviceberry, is a shrub native to eastern and central

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

. Its native range stretches from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan south as far as northern Georgia. It is most common in eastern Canada, the

northeastern United States The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States. It is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, with Canada to its north, the Southe ...

, and the Great Lakes region. ''Amelanchier sanguinea'' is a shrub that can grow up to tall, and has edible sweet-flavored fruits that are red when young and become purple or dark-blue when they ripen. Like all ''Amelanchier'' fruit, these resemble berries, but are technically

pome In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Well-known pomes include the apple, pear, and quince. Etymology The word ''pome'' entered English in the late 14th century, and re ...

s.''Amelanchier sanguinea'' information from the University of Maine
/ref> ;Varieties * ''Amelanchier sanguinea'' var. ''gaspensis'' Wiegand * ''Amelanchier sanguinea'' var. ''grandiflora'' (Wiegand) Rehder * ''Amelanchier sanguinea'' var. ''sanguinea'' image:Blutrote Felsenbirne (Amelanchier sanguinea) 5868.JPG,

Akureyri Botanical Garden The Akureyri Botanical Garden ( is, Lystigarður Akureyrar , regionally also ) is located on the west side of the inland end of the fjord Eyjafjörður at about 45 metres elevation. It is located in the southern part of the city of Akureyri in Nor ...

s, Iceland

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* sanguinea Flora of Eastern Canada Plants used in Native American cuisine Trees of the United States Plants described in 1813 Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Saskatchewan Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{maleae-stub