- Family:
- Rosaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Aronia Medik.
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott

Native to:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Adenorachis melanocarpa (Michx.) Nieuwl.
- Aronia arbutifolia var. melanocarpa (Michx.) Torr.
- Aronia arbutifolia var. nigra (Willd.) F.Seym.
- Aronia grandifolia (Lindl.) Sweet
- Aronia melanocarpa var. elata Rehder
- Aronia nigra (Willd.) Koehne
- Aronia nigra var. grandifolia (Lindl.) Dippel
- Hahnia arbutifolia var. nigra Medik.
- Mespilus arbutifolia var. melanocarpa Michx.
- Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K.R.Robertson & J.B.Phipps
- Pyrus arbutifolia var. nigra Willd.
- Pyrus grandifolia Lindl.
- Pyrus melanocarpa (Michx.) Willd.
- Pyrus nigra Sarg.
- Sorbus grandifolia (Lindl.) Heynh.
- Sorbus melanocarpa (Michx.) Heynh.
- Sorbus melanocarpa var. typica C.K.Schneid.
- Sorbus pubescens (Dippel) Hedl.
Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [s.n.] | Photinia melanocarpa | K000758377 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.] | Photinia melanocarpa | K000758376 | Yes |
First published in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 557 (1821)
Accepted by
- Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
- Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.newfoundland-labradorflora.com/checklist/.
- Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Flora of North America North of Mexico 9: 1-713. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
- Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
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