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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus americana   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus americana   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Prunus americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-003a:

Prunus americana var. americana   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Prunus americana

 

COMMON NAME:
American Wild Plum, Wild Plum


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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_594

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pram_001_lvd

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_pram_005_lvd

        

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John B. Nelson    jbn_8648001455_6fb5d98acf

April    Edgefield County    SC

Flowers larger than those of P. angustifolia and P. umbellata, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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John B. Nelson    jbn_8649104180_786d6900ae

April    Edgefield County    SC

Flowers about 1" in diameter, borne in umbels of 2-5 flowers, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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JK Marlow    jkm140411_828

April    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm140411_829

April    Spartanburg County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm140411_830

April    Spartanburg County    SC

A shrub or small tree, to 10m, sometimes forming small groves, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

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JK Marlow    jkm140411_833

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Short lateral twigs often ending in a thorn, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

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JK Marlow    jkm220403_6465

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm220403_6466

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm230623_4152

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm230623_4155

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm230623_4163

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus americana   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus americana   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Prunus americana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-003a:
Prunus americana var. americana   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Prunus americana

 

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1157

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Upland forests, bottomland forests, fencerows, usually in mesic situations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains & Piedmont, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolina Coastal Plain

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Usually white
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Red/Rarely yellow
Drupe

 

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