Common pearlbrush

Amelanchier racemosa Lindley, Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 33: sub plate 38. 1847; Exochorda grandiflora Lindley

Branchlets red-brown, turning brown in following year. Leaves: petiole 4–7 mm; blade apex rounded to obtuse, usually minutely apiculate. Bracteoles 2, deciduous, linear to oblong, small, petaloid. Pedicels 3–11 mm, proximal bract leaflike, other reduced. Flowers: sepals 2.1–3 mm; petals 12–20 mm; anthers 0.8–1.4 mm.

Flowering spring. Forest borders, exotic-dominated woods, disturbed sites, areas of cultivation; 10–200 m; introduced; Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., La., Mass., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va.; e Asia; introduced also in Europe, Australia.