| × Sorbaronia fallax | |
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| Young fruit of cultivar 'Viking' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | × Sorbaronia |
| Species: |
× S. fallax
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| Binomial name | |
| × Sorbaronia fallax (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid. | |
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× Sorbaronia fallax, synonyms including × Sorbaronia mitschurinii and Aronia × mitschurinii, is an artificial hybrid between Aronia melanocarpa and Sorbus aucuparia.[1][2] Before genetic testing, it was thought to be a hybrid among cultivars of Aronia melanocarpa, common ones including 'Viking' and 'Nero'.[3][4] It has been suggested that × Sorbaronia fallax is the product of Russian pomologist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin's early 20th-century experiments in wide hybridizations.[4]
This species is more robust than wild populations of Aronia melanocarpa; the leaves are broader, and the fruits larger.[3][2] It is tetraploid[2] and self-fertile.[5]
× Sorbaronia fallax has historically seen extensive cultivation in the former Soviet Union[6] as its large fruits are suitable for juice, wine, and jam-making, and because they are self-fertile, requiring only one plant to produce fruit.[5]
Like Aronia species, the fruit is used as a flavoringorcolorant for beverages or yogurts.[5] Juice from the ripe berries is astringent, sweet (with high sugar content), sour (low pH), and contains vitamin C.[citation needed] In addition to juice, the fruit can be baked into soft breads.[5]
Media related to Aronia mitschurinii at Wikimedia Commons
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