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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Prunus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
GREATER THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 097-22-002:
Prunus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Chickasaw Plum
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JK Marlow jkm0203b_04
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flowers about 1/2" in diameter, borne in umbels of 2-4 flowers, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
JK Marlow jkm0303u_08
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
It flowers before the leaves develop, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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.
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.
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.