OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

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



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


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image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_608

        

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

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).

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

Keith Bradley    kab_p_alabamensis_3645

April    Lexington County    SC

Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1699

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1701

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

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).

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

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).

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1727

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

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).

image of Prunus alabamensis, Alabama Black Cherry

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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2786

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: 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

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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

 

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