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Prunus americana Marsh.
American plum

       
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Photo of Prunus americana Marsh.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Prunus americana Marsh.

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Distribution:
Prunus americana Marsh.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus americana Marsh.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
 

Classification:
Prunus americana Marsh.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Prunus L. – plum
Species Prunus americana Marsh. – American plum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus americana Marsh.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
American plum              Threatened
Vermont:
wild plum              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prunus americana Marsh.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU- FACU- UPL UPL UPL NI NI FACU FACU NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus americana Marsh.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24763.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Prunus americana Marsh.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

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MI-Michigan State University Extension

MN-Minnesota Power Tree Book

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheet

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (UofWI-Green Bay)

WI-Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 
 
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