2585

Tree
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Common

Look for it in upland, usually xeric, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

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...Dry

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

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Drupe

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p370
• Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p282
• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p073
• Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p295
• Trees of the Southeastern United States p303
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p252

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Prunus umbellata   FAMILY Rosaceae

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

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Prunus umbellata var. injuncunda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Prunus umbellata var. umbellata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-004:
Prunus umbellata   FAMILY Rosaceae