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Prunus maritima Marsh.
beach plum

       
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Photo of Prunus maritima Marsh.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 27, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Prunus maritima Marsh.

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Distribution:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

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USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA), CAN (NB)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Prunus maritima Marsh. var. gravesii (Small) G.J. Anderson. . Image Available.
Prunus maritima var. gravesii
Graves' plum
Distribution of Prunus maritima Marsh. var. maritima. .
Prunus maritima var. maritima
beach plum
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

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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 maritima Marsh. – beach plum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Prunus maritima var. gravesii
Grave's beach plum              Endangered
Maine:
beach plum              Endangered
Maryland:
beach plum              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
beach plum              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24790.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Prunus maritima Marsh.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

MD-USDI FWS Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat

ME-Department of Conservation

MI-Michigan State University Extension

NY-A New Crop For New Markets (Cornell)

NY-Herbicide Tolerance For Commercial Cultivation (Cornell)

RI-Rhode Island Wild Plant Society

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

 
 
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