Amelanchier alnifolia cusickii (Amelanchier alnifolia cusickii)
Description
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that most often grows to 1�8 m (3�26 ft),4 rarely to 10 m or 33 ft,7 in height. Its growth form spans from suckering and forming colonies to clumped.The leaves are oval to nearly circular, 2�5 cm (3?4�2 in) long and 1�4.5 cm (1?2�1 3?4 in) broad, on a 0.5�2 cm (1?4�3?4 in) leaf stem, margins toothed mostly above the middle.As with all species in the genus Amelanchier, the flowers are white, with five quite separate petals. In A. alnifolia, they are about 2�3 cm (3?4�1 1?4 in) across,citation needed and appear on short racemes of three to 203 somewhat crowded together, in spring while the new leaves are still expanding.The fruit is a small purple pome 5�15 mm (3?16�19?32 in) in diameter, ripening in early summer in the coastal areas and late summer further inland.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Rosaceae
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Genus: Amelanchier
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