Original sentence: The two species hybridise in the wild, giving the Purple Chokeberry, Aronia x prunifolia (Photinia floribunda)
Edited sentence: It has been variously considered as a third species, a hybrid, or a variety of one of the other species, and has caused much confusion (for example, being misidentified as a red chokeberry).The Purple Chokeberry, Aronia prunifolia (Photinia floribunda) apparently originated as a hybrid of the black and red chokeberries but might be more accurately considered a distinct species than a hybrid.The range of the purple chokeberry is roughly that of the black chokeberry; it is found in areas (such as Michigan and Missouri) where the red chokeberry is not