Prunus alabamensis

Prunus alabamensis, the Alabama cherry[2] or Alabama black cherry, is an uncommon North American species of shrub or tree native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina).[3][4]

Prunus alabamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. alabamensis
Binomial name
Prunus alabamensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Padus alabamensis (C.Mohr) Small
  • Prunus serotina var. alabamensis (C.Mohr) Little

Prunus alabamensis is a shrub or small tree up to 4.6 meters (15 feet) tall. The leaves are thick, broadly egg-shaped, dull green on the upper surface and light green on the underside. The flowers are in an elongated raceme up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) long.[5]

References
  1. Tropicos, Prunus alabamensis C. Mohr
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus alabamensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Alabama Plant Atlas, Prunus alabamensis C. Mohr, Alabama Black Cherry
  5. Mohr, Charles Theodore 1899. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 26(3): 118–119
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