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 angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae

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

Prunus angustifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-002:

Prunus angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Prunus angustifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum


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image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_602

        

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

Keith Bradley    kab_p_angustifolia_0736

February    Lexington County    SC

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

John B. Nelson    jbn_5518249453_925920f5bb

March    Richland County    SC

Flowers about 1/2" in diameter, borne in umbels of 2-4 flowers, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0303t_23

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0303u_08

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

It flowers before the leaves develop, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0503e_05

March    Pickens County    SC

Roadside

Chickasaw Plum commonly forms a thicket, whereas Flatwood Plum does not, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm210309_8911

March    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

Sam Pratt    sbp_032222_1335

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0204k_16

April    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9196

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0305w_19

May    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_p_augustiflolia_1

May        

Leaf margins finely serrate, each tooth with a tiny red gland on tip, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0406e_16

June    Greenville County    SC

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

image of Prunus angustifolia, Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum, Florida Sand Plum, Sand Plum

JK Marlow    jkm0406m_34

June    Greenville County    SC

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve

Fruit a glaucous yellow or red drupe, nearly round, 1/2"-3/4" across, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Prunus angustifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-002:
Prunus angustifolia   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Prunus angustifolia

 

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1158

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Prairies, sand barrens, river banks, old fields, fencerows, abandoned fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas; often in sandy or rocky soil, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia - the original distribution unclear

Common (uncommon in SC Mountains, rare in NC Mountains)

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Usually white
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red/Yellow
Drupe

 

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