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Prunus nigra Aiton
Canadian plum

       
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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Canada, Ottawa. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prunus nigra Aiton

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Synonyms:
Prunus nigra Aiton

  PRAMN Prunus americana Marsh. var. nigra (Aiton) Waugh
 

Distribution:
Prunus nigra Aiton

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Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OH, VT, WI), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus nigra Aiton

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
 

Classification:
Prunus nigra Aiton

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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 nigra Aiton – Canadian plum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus nigra Aiton

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.

Iowa:
Canada plum              Endangered
Ohio:
Canada plum              Presumed Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Prunus nigra Aiton

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- UPL NI FACU- NO NO NI NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus nigra Aiton

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24796.

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

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

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

 
 
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