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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011a:
Prunus serotina var. serotina FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus virginiana
COMMON NAME:
Black Cherry, Eastern Wild Black Cherry, Bird Cherry
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JK Marlow jkm0302a_14
February Greenville County SC
Lenticels horizontal and conspicuous when the tree is young, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Keith Bradley kab_prunus_serotina_2060
March Lexington County SC
Flowers 7-10mm across, petals white, sepals acute, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
Keith Bradley kab_prunus_serotina_2069
March Lexington County SC
Flowers in racemes 3-6" long, terminally or in leaf axils of new shoots, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
Roxanna Martin rlm51608_055
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves are finely toothed, the teeth blunt or callous-tipped, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
Roxanna Martin rlm62010_40
June Spartanburg County SC
Fruit a drupe, dark purple to black, oval, about 3/8" in diameter, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
JK Marlow jkm0307a_31
July Greenville County SC
Cherry trees are copious berry producers whose fruits helps sustain birds, per Bringing Nature Home (Tallamy, 2007).
JK Marlow jkm160712_023
July Greenville County SC
Leaves mostly 2-2.5x as long as wide, slightly acuminate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm160712_028
July Greenville County SC
Lower leaf surface glabrous except for tufts or fringes along the midrib, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-011a:
Prunus serotina var. serotina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Padus virginiana