Prunus americana
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Details Top
Internal ID | UUID6440407cbc7cc334606225 |
Scientific name | Prunus americana |
Authority | Marshall |
First published in | Arbust. Amer. : 111 (1785) |
Description Top
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Prunus americana, also known as the American plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America. It is commonly planted outside of its native range and has been confused with the Canada plum. This tree grows as a large shrub or small tree and is adapted to coarse and medium-textured soils. It blooms in spring and produces small, round fruits in the summer. American plum is often used for ornamental and culinary purposes, with over 200 cultivated varieties. It is also used for windbreaks and stabilizing stream banks. Native Americans traditionally used this tree for food and dye, and it is mentioned in Laura Ingalls Wilder's book "On the Banks of Plum Creek".
Synonyms Top
Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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Cerasus americana | Hook. & Arn. | Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 24 (1835) |
Prunus coccinea | Raf. | Fl. Ludov. : 135 (1817) |
Prunus acinaria | Desf. | Tabl. École Bot. : 179 (1804) |
Prunus domestica var. americana | (Marshall) Castigl. | Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 339 (1790) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Language | Common/alternative name |
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English | american red plum |
English | american plum tree |
English | goose plum |
English | american plum |
Spanish | ciruelo americano |
Arabic | خوخ أمريكي |
Arabic | برقوق أمريكي |
Azerbaijani | amerika gavalısı |
chy | ma'xemenó'e |
German | amerikanische wildpflaume |
German | prärie-pflaume |
Persian | پرونوس آمریکایی |
French | prunier rouge américain |
French | prunier américain |
Hebrew | שזיף אמריקאי |
Polish | Śliwa amerykańska |
Chinese | 美国李 |
Chinese | 美洲李 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!Name | Authority | First published in |
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Prunus americana var. mollis | (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray | Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(3): 407. 1840 [Jun 1840] |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Eastern Canada
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North-central U.S.A.
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Northeastern U.S.A.
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Western Canada
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!Database | ID/link to page |
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World Flora Online | wfo-0001017074 |
UNII | G33S0Q958Q |
Florida Plant Atlas | 3827 |
Flora of Alabama | 3173 |
Canadensys | 8858 |
USDA Plants | PRAM |
UConn | 348 |
Tropicos | 27800132 |
KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210717-2 |
The Plant List | rjp-77 |
Missouri Botanical Garden | 286355 |
Open Tree Of Life | 67001 |
NCBI Taxonomy | 122118 |
Nature Serve | 2.161452 |
IUCN Red List | 50669154 |
IPNI | 210717-2 |
iNaturalist | 48629 |
GBIF | 3021106 |
Freebase | /m/02r5p17 |
WisFlora | 4686 |
FEIS | plants/shrub/pruame |
EPPO | PRNAM |
EOL | 301085 |
Calflora (Californian flora) | 9393 |
USDA GRIN | 29831 |
Wikipedia | Prunus_americana |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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