Calflora
Taxon  Report   303    
Amelanchier pallida  Greene
Pale serviceberry,   Pallid serviceberry,   Sarvis,   Western serviceberry
Amelanchier pallida, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Rosaceae  
Genus: Amelanchier

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Alpine Fell-fields, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAmelanchier alnifolia var. pallida
PLANTSAmelanchier florida var. gracilis
PLANTSAmelanchier gracilis
More information about  Amelanchier pallida
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (AMPA2)

BONAP Distribution Map


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 08/02/2021).