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not marked as a favorite taxon Prunus alabamensis C. Mohr. Common name: Alabama Black Cherry. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other xeric, acidic, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, often associated with Pinus palustris (even in the Piedmont and Mountains). Distribution: C. SC, nw. GA, n. AL south to Panhandle FL and s. AL; the NC record is based on a misidentified specimen.

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Subgenus: Padus.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Prunus alabamensis (as here recognized) has been treated in widely diverse ways: as encompassing three species, as a single entity warranting species, subspecies, or variety rank, and as a component of Prunus serotina s.s. not warranting any taxonomic recognition (see synonymy).

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = Prunus serotina Ehrh. ssp. hirsuta (Elliott) McVaugh — McVaugh (1951), Robertson (1974); = Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. alabamensis (C.Mohr) Little — Fl3, FNA9, RAB, WH3; > Padus alabamensis (C.Mohr) Small — S, S13; > Padus australis Beadle — S, S13; > Padus cuthbertii Small — S, S13. Basionym: Prunus alabamensis C.Mohr 1899

Links to other floras: = Prunus serotina var. alabamensis - FNA9

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image #1 of Prunus alabamensis© Alan Cressler: Prunus alabamensis, Pine Mountain, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Harris County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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