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Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
pin cherry

       
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Line Drawing of Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 328. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

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Distribution:
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

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USA (CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 62 species in Prunus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Prunus pensylvanica L. f. var. pensylvanica. .
Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
pin cherry
Distribution of Prunus pensylvanica L. f. var. saximontana Rehder. .
Prunus pensylvanica var. saximontana
pin cherry
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

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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 pensylvanica L. f. – pin cherry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
fire cherry              Rare
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

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-,FAC- FACU- FACU FACU-* FACU+ NO NO NO FACU FAC- NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24799.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

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