Nantucket Shadbush

Amelanchier nantucketensis

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Amelanchier nantucketensis, also known as the Nantucket serviceberry or the Nantucket shadbush, produces edible fruit called pomes. Nantucket serviceberry is of conservation concern in the wild. Its distribution extends from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to Long Island. There are scattered occurrences in Maryland, Virginia, Maine, and Nova Scotia.

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