Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019. Scientific name: Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott; old Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) K.R. Robertson & Phipps, Pyrus melanocarpa (Michx.) Willd. Common name(s): black chokeberry, aronia, chokepear, barrenberry Links:  USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click