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PLANTS

Black chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Black chokeberry, photo 1 of 5
Black chokeberry, In flower
Black chokeberry, In fruit
1.8 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 1.8 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,407 observations of Black chokeberry in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie181
  2. Capitale-Nationale153
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches139
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent137
  5. Estrie136
  6. Laurentides107
  7. Montréal99
  8. Mauricie69
  9. Centre-du-Québec67
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean64
  11. Outaouais57
  12. Lanaudière54
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine47
  14. Côte-Nord34
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  16. Nord-du-Québec18
  17. Laval12

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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Red chokeberryAronia arbutifolia
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Glossy buckthornFrangula alnus
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WitherodViburnum cassinoides
Bog huckleberryGaylussacia bigeloviana