Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Black Cherry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
In the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, P. serotina is generally a small, scrubby tree of fencerows and an understory tree in forests and woodlands, but in the Mountains reaching large sizes and full canopy stature. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011a:
Prunus serotina var. serotina FAMILY Rosaceae
COMMON NAME:
Black Cherry, Eastern Wild Black Cherry, Bird Cherry
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011a:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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