Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Prunus umbellata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Prunus alleghaniensis
COMMON NAME:
Allegheny Plum, Allegheny Sloe
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Kevin Caldwell kev_p_allegheniensis1
April Rutherford County NC
Leaves lanceolate to nearly elliptic, and sharply but minutely serrate, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Kevin Caldwell kev_p_allegheniensis2
April Rutherford County NC
Can easily be confused with Hog Plum (P. umbellata) if fruit isn't visible, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Kevin Caldwell kev_p_allegheniensis3
April Rutherford County NC
Flowers white and rather small, about ½” across, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.