OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Prunus persica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-001:

Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Amygdalus persica

 

COMMON NAME:
Peach


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image of Prunus persica, Peach

JK Marlow    jkm0303u_13

March    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

Commonly cultivated, commonly escaped or persistent, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Prunus persica, Peach

JK Marlow    jkm200310_3109

March    Spartanburg County    SC

Sepals spreading, 3.5-5mm, abaxial surface hairy. Petals dark pink, 10-17mm, per Flora of North America.

image of Prunus persica, Peach

JK Marlow    jkm200310_3111

March    Spartanburg County    SC

Flowers appear before the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Prunus persica, Peach

JK Marlow    jkm0404x_24

April    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

A volunteer peach tree from someone's leftover picnic.

image of Prunus persica, Peach

JK Marlow    jkm120424_480

April    Pickens County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

Leaf apex acute to acuminate, margin crenate, base cuneate or rounded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Prunus persica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-001:
Prunus persica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amygdalus persica

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1162

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, trash-heaps, old fields, fencerows, disturbed thickets; commonly cultivated and commonly escaped or persistent, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China

Commonly cultivated, commonly escaped or persistent

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Not armed

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/Reddish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer
Yellowish/Pink/Red
Drupe

 

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