PLANTS Profile for Prunus domestica (European plum)

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PLANTS Profile

Prunus domestica L.
European plum

Symbol:

PRDO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Prunus domestica L.

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Distribution:
Prunus domestica L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, CT, DE, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA), CAN (NF, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Prunus domestica L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Prunus domestica var. domestica
European plum

Prunus domestica var. insititia
European plum

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Prunus domestica L.

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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 domestica L. – European plum

Introduced Information:
Prunus domestica L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Prunus domestica L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin							Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus domestica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24774.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 08:35 AM MDT