OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus pumila var. depressa   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus pumila var. depressa   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Prunus pumila var. depressa

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

Prunus pumila var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Prunus pumila var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Prunus depressa

 

COMMON NAME:
Prostrate Dwarf-cherry, Prostrate Sand Cherry, New England Sand Cherry


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus pumila var. depressa   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus pumila var. depressa   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prunus pumila var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Prunus pumila var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Prunus pumila var. depressa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Prunus depressa

 

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4907

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy or gravelly shores and islands, barrens, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia

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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

Inflorescences of 2-5 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer
Purple-black
Drupe

 

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