PLANTS Profile for Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina
black cherry

Symbol:

PRSES

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Distribution:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus, 5 subspecies and varieties in Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Classification:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

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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 serotina Ehrh. – black cherry
Variety	Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina – black cherry

U.S. Weed Information:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

Prunus serotina
black cherry

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST

Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

Prunus serotina:

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

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529886.

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

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Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina

Silvics of North America

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