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Amelanchier utahensis, the Utah serviceberry, is a shrub native to western North America. This serviceberry grows in varied habitats, from scrubby open slopes to woodlands and forests. It is a spreading plant, reaching a maximum of four meters in height. It is deciduous, bearing rounded or spade-shaped often toothed green leaves and losing them at the end of the season to stand as a network of naked gray branches. In April and May the shrub blooms in short inflorescences of white flowers, each with about five widely-spaced narrow petals. The fruits are dark blue berries 4 to 10 millimeters wide. The Utah serviceberry is eagerly browsed by desert bighorns, elk, and mule deer, as well as many birds and domesticated livestock.
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