| Common Name |
Utah Service Berry |
| Latin Name |
Amelanchier utahensis |
| Native Habitat |
Western North America 0 to 11,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
To 15 feet x 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green-grey deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Moonlight, Mountain, Butterfly, Songbird, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
White flowers in spring, fruit in early summer, white
bark, heat marginal |
| Nature Value |
Important browse, birds eat berries, attracts
butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Berries eaten raw or cooked, berries dried for later
use, limbs used in basketry |
| Links |
|
| Images, nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/amelanchier-utahensis |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier_utahensis |
| Images and
data |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/amelanchier.htm |
| Images |
http://www.coestatepark.com/amelanchier_utahensis.htm |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/ameuta/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Amelanchier+utahensis |
| Distribution, images,
and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=304 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AMUT |
