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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Prunus americana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus americana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-003a:
Prunus americana var. americana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
American Plum, Wild Plum
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.