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Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in dry to moist forests, seepage and depression wetlands. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
About 36 feet
Spread
15–25 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to average

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Bloom
March to May
Fruiting season
May to August

Recorded in 51 Arkansas counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

Seeps and springs

Places where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 40 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (58)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

85CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Amelanchier

  • Limenitis arthemisRed-spotted Purple
  • Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
  • Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
  • Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
  • Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
  • Acronicta radcliffeiRadcliffe's Dagger
  • Actias lunaLuna Moth
  • Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-Crested Slug
  • Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
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  • Anisota virginiensisPink-striped Oakworm Moth
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Argyrotaenia quadrifascianaLesser All-Green Leaf Roller, Four-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Balsa labeculaWhite-Blotched Balsa
  • Balsa malanaMany-Dotted Balsa, Many-Dotted Appleworm
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
  • Catocala blandulaCharming Underwing
  • Catocala praeclaraPraeclara Underwing, Chokeberry Underwing, Charlotte's Underwing
  • Catocala pretiosaPrecious Underwing, Texarkana Underwing
  • Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
  • Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
  • Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
  • Dasychira dorsipennataSharp-Lined Tussock Moth
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
  • Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
  • Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
  • Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
  • Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
  • Glena cribratariaDotted Gray
  • Grapholita prunivoraLesser Apple Worm
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
  • Hedya chionosemaTwin-Spotted Budworm, White-Spotted Hedya
  • Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hydriomena pluviataSharp Green Hydriomena
  • Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Limenitis archippusViceroy
  • Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
  • Lomographa semiclarataBluish Spring Moth, Wildcherry Looper
  • Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
  • Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
  • Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
  • Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
  • Metarranthis duariaRuddy Metarranthis
  • Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
  • Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthodes detractaDisparaged Arches, Disparaged Groundcat
  • Orthosia alurinaGray Quaker
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
  • Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
  • Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
  • Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
  • Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
  • Phyllonorycter crataegellaApple Leaf Miner, Apple Blotch Leafminer, Apple Leafblotch Miner
  • Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
  • Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
  • Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
  • Satyrium titusCoral Hairstreak
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
  • Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
  • Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
  • Synanthedon exitiosaPeachtree Borer Moth, Western Peachtree Borer
  • Synanthedon pictipesLesser Peachtree Borer Moth
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
8BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Amelanchier

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
10BirdsRecorded eating Amelanchier in Arkansas

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Arkansas, most records first.

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Birds that eat Amelanchier 10

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Rosaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4–9
Soil pH
Acidic
Flower color
White
Growth rate
Slow
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Dark green
Fruit begins
May
Fruit ends
August

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Common Serviceberry

Conservation status

Arkansas rankSNR
Global rankG5
AR statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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