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Prunus serotina Ehrh.
black cherry
Symbol: PRSE2
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Distribution by State


Prunus serotina Ehrh.

PRSE2

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Related Taxa:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

View 68 genera in Rosaceae, 57 species in Prunus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Prunus serotina var. eximia. Native. Distribution of Prunus serotina var. rufula. Native. Distribution of Prunus serotina var. serotina. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Prunus serotina var. virens. Native.  
Prunus serotina var. eximia
black cherry
Prunus serotina var. rufula
black cherry
Prunus serotina var. serotina
black cherry
Prunus serotina var. virens
black cherry
 
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Classification:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

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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 serotina Ehrh. – black cherry

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Invasive Information:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
        black cherry
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
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 FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NI NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24764.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

    AL-Trees of Alabama
    AZ-Arizona State University Herbarium
    Google Image Search
    NC-Environmental Education Garden
    OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
    Silvics of North America
    USFS-Silvics of North America
    VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

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