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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-010:
Prunus virginiana
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Padus nana
COMMON NAME:
Choke Cherry, Common Chokecherry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pana3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9294
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9296
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Leaves elliptic to obovate, 6-9cm long, acute to acuminate, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9298
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9299
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm0405h_33
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Forming clonal thickets in oak and northern hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora.
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Ron Lance rwl1165_a
May
Flowers in racemes in leaf axils. Leaf blades elliptical to obovate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s160827_prunusvirg
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
Leaves finely and sharply toothed; petiole often glandular, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.