PLANTS Profile for Prunus pumila var. besseyi (western sandcherry)

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Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason
western sandcherry

Symbol:

PRPUB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

Prunus besseyi

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

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Synonyms:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

	CEPUB	Cerasus pumila (L.) Michx. ssp. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) W.A. Weber
	PRBE2	Prunus besseyi L.H. Bailey
	PRPUB2	Prunus pumila L. ssp. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Nizhnikev

Distribution:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason


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USA (AR, CO, IA, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, OR, SD, UT, WI, WY), CAN (MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 62 species in Prunus, 3 varieties in Prunus pumila L.

Classification:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

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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 pumila L. – sandcherry
Variety	Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason – western sandcherry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Arkansas:
Prunus pumila
sand cherry		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Prunus pumila
sand cherry		Rare
Tennessee:
Prunus pumila
sand cherry		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L.H. Bailey) Gleason

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529880.

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

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

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