Photinia floribunda
(Lindl.) K. R. Robertson & J. B. Phipps
Black chokeberry, Purple chokeberry
Rosaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A shrub that loses its leaves. The flowers are in clusters and are white to pink. The fruit are black to purple. Possibly Photinia x floribunda or Aronia x prunifolia
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten cooked and used to make juice and preserves.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten cooked and used for juice and preserves.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, Estonia, Europe, North America, Norway, Poland, USA,
Synonyms
Pyrus floribunda Lindl.and others
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 643
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 70
