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Prunus cerasifera

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Cherry Plum

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144787

Element CodePDROS1C090

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPrunus

Other Common Names

cherry plum (EN) Prunier-cerise (FR) Purpleleaf Plum (EN) Thundercloud Plum (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Vermont	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baker Noisy - Diobsud	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	56,039

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.