Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Prunus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-010:
Prunus virginiana FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus nana
COMMON NAME:
Choke Cherry, Common Chokecherry
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_605
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pana3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9294
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9296
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Leaves elliptic to obovate, 6-9cm long, acute to acuminate, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9298
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9299
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm0405h_33
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Forming clonal thickets in oak and northern hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora.
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Ron Lance rwl1165_a
May
Flowers in racemes in leaf axils. Leaf blades elliptical to obovate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow s160827_prunusvirg
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Leaves finely and sharply toothed; petiole often glandular, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-010:
Prunus virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus nana
1165
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Forming clonal thickets in oak and northern hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p148
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p198
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p074
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p296
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p314
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p297
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p39
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p257
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