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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Alabama Black Cherry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Prunus serotina var. alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011b:
Prunus serotina var. alabamensis FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus alabamensis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus australis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus cuthbertii
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Black Cherry
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_608
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Keith Bradley kab_p_alabamensis_3620
April Lexington County SC
Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve
Alabama Black Cherry leafs out about 2 wks later than Black Cherry, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Keith Bradley kab_p_alabamensis_3645
April Lexington County SC
Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1699
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1701
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1702
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Leaves mostly 1.5-2X long as wide (vs. P. serotina mostly 2-2.5X), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1703
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Flowers in racemes, the rachis pubescent [vs. that of var. serotina glabrous], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1727
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_alabamensis_l_2
May Harris County GA
F.D. Roosevelt State Park
Leaves usually blunt tipped, lustrous above, undersides pale to whitened, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_prunus_alabamensis_1
September
Bark light grayish, scaly, darkening w age to nearly black on lower trunk, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Prunus serotina var. alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011b:
Prunus serotina var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus alabamensis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus australis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus cuthbertii
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other xeric, acidic, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, often associated with Pinus palustris (even in the Piedmont and Mountains), per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in 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
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p295
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p257
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