[Serviceberries: The Genus Amelanchier in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita

Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita) - Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita)

Western serviceberry (what appears to be var. semiintegrifolia) as seen near Observation Peak, Trapper Creek Wilderness........June 22, 2013.

Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita) - Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita)

Western serviceberry as seen at left atop Grizzly Peak, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument........May 27, 2021. The photo at right shows the ripe fruits of western serviceberry as seen near Three Corner Rock, Yacolt Burn State Forest......August 7, 2021.

Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita) - Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita)

Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita) - Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita)

Western serviceberry observed along the Pacific Crest Trail between Soda Mountain and Hobart Bluff, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.....May 28, 2021. The leaves, stems and calyces are very hairy, which might suggest Amelanchier utahensis, but the flowers have 5 styles.

Leaves of Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita) - Western Serviceberry, Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier alnifolia ssp. florida, Amelanchier alnifolia var. florida, Amelanchier canadensis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier ephemerotricha, Amelanchier ephemerotricha var. silvicola, Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida f. tomentosa, Amelanchier florida var. parvifolia, Amelanchier gormani, Amelanchier ovalis var. semiintegrifolia, Amelanchier oxyodon, Amelanchier parvifolia, Amelanchier vestita)

Western serviceberry as seen along the Cold Springs Creek Trail #645, Mount Hood National Forest several hundred meters uphill from the junction with the cutoff trail down to Tamanawas Falls...........May 25, 2014.
Paul Slichter