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Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - April
Unlike many other serviceberries, its sepals are only partially reflexed when in bloom. Its leaves have teeth only from their midpoint towards their tip, and are densely downy underneath.
Nantucket Serviceberry is a more northern species and is ranked as rare in the mid-Atlantic area. It has been found only along the Potomac River area along Mather Gorge in Maryland and Virginia, where it is listed as S1: "Critically Imperiled".
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (sepals are only partially reflexed) 
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (emerging end bud) 
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (top side of leaf; dentations from middle towards tip) 
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6 April 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (downy underside of leaf) 
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