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Photinia melanocarpa
Black chokecherry
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K.R. Robertson & J.B. Phipps
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Black chokecherry
Park Synonyms:		Aronia melanocarpa, Pyrus melanocarpa

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Aronia, Species Photinia melanocarpa


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore


Last Modified Date:	6/20/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 5:01:51 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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