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Prunus virginiana L.
chokecherry

   
Symbol: PRVI
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    N
AK    N
CAN    N
SPM    N



Photograph of Prunus virginiana L.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001.
 
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Distribution by State:
Prunus virginiana L.

Distributional Map for Prunus virginiana L.
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Prunus virginiana L. distribution:
USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Prunus virginiana L.

72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
Distribution of Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.. . Image Available.
Prunus virginiana var. demissa
western chokecherry
Distribution of Prunus virginiana L. var. melanocarpa (A. Nelson) Sarg.. . Image Available.
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
black chokecherry
Distribution of Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana. . Image Available.
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana
chokecherry
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Prunus virginiana L.

     
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 virginiana L. – chokecherry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus virginiana L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Tennessee:
choke cherry Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Prunus virginiana L.

chokecherry
common chokecherry

This plant 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.

N'EAST Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prunus virginiana L.

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-,FAC FACU FACU FAC- FACU- FACU FACU- FAC FACU FACU FAC- NI NO NO

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Prunus virginiana 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
Quinlan             Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Prunus virginiana L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24806.

 

 

 

 
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