NameThatPlant.net: Prunus cerasifera

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus cerasifera FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus cerasifera FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Cherry Plum, Flowering Plum, Purpleleaf Plum

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Prunus cerasifera FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus cerasifera FAMILY Rosaceae

4979

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary

Flowers usually solitary, sometimes 2

FRUIT:
Summer
Purple-red to yellow
Drupe

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