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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 097-22-004:
Prunus umbellata   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Prunus umbellata var. injuncunda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Prunus umbellata var. umbellata