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Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana
chokecherry

       
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Line Drawing of Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana
Padus nana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 329. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

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Synonyms:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

  PANA3 Padus nana (Du Roi) M. Roem.
  PAVI11 Padus virginiana (L.) M. Roem.
 

Distribution:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus, 3 varieties in Prunus virginiana L.
 

Classification:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

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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 virginiana L. – chokecherry
Variety Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana – chokecherry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

The related entity italicized and indented below 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.

Tennessee:
Prunus virginiana
choke cherry              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

Prunus virginiana
chokecherry
common chokecherry

The related entities 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.
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. var. virginiana

Prunus virginiana:

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
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More Accounts and Images:
Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529895.

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

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

 
 
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