[Serviceberries: The Genus Amelanchier in Mt. Adams Country]

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia ?)

Synonyms: Amelanchier floridaAmelanchier florida var. florida

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

The photos above and directly below of serviceberry were taken at a clearcut along the Gifford Pinchot NF forest road 82 at an elevation of about 2500'. Photographed on May 7, 2005.

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida) - Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida) - Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida) - Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

The 5 photos above show close-up views of what appears to be servicebery (var. semiintegrifolia) as seen along the Weldon Wagon Road about one mile east of Husum, WA and about 25 miles south of Mt. Adams..........May 10, 2008. Petal length of the flowers tended to be between 14-16 mm, although a few petals were as long as 18 mm.

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

Fruits of Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

The photo above shows a close-up of a cluster of the fruits of serviceberry as seen at the upper western edge of the Klickitat River Canyon to the east of Mt. Adams............July 2, 2006.

Pacific Serviceberry, Saskatoon Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia (Synonyms: Amelanchier florida, Amelanchier florida var. florida)

The photo above shows serviceberry in full bloom at the trailhead for Snipes Mt. Trail #11 on the souteastern side of Mt. Adams..........May 28, 2005.

Paul Slichter