Aronia melanocarpa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Aronia |
| Species: | A. melanocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Aronia melanocarpa | |
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Synonymy
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Aronia melanocarpa, called the black chokeberry, is a species of shrubs in the rose family native to eastern North America, ranging from Canada to the central United States, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, south as far as Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia. This plant has been introduced and is cultivated in Europe.
It is a branching shrub with glossy dark green leaves that take on a red color in the autumn; it grows well in the sun and part-shade, often to heights of six feet or more, forming clumps by means of stems rising from the roots. Its flowers are white or pink, appearing at the end of spring and producing black fruits in September. The plants are relatively easy to clone and root, with summer being the optimal time to take cuttings. Some birds eat the berries.
When raw, the fruits are astringent, but the flavor improves when used in recipes with added sugar.
English
Etymology
choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.
Noun
chokeberry (plural chokeberries)
- Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
- The fruit of such a shrub.
Derived terms
- black chokeberry
- red chokeberry
- purple chokeberry
Translations
Further reading
- chokeberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aronia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Aronia on Wikimedia
