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Prunus

not marked as a favorite taxon Prunus pensylvanica Linnaeus f.. Common name: Fire Cherry, Pin Cherry, Wild Red Cherry, Pigeon Cherry. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Sep. Habitat: High elevation forests, boulderfield forests, thickets at high elevations resulting from fire or logging. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to w. NC, n. GA, e. TN, IN, IL, IA, SD, and CO.

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Subgenus: Cerasus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA9, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Prunus pennsylvanica Sarg. — S13, Eriksson et al. (2003) et al. (2013), an orthographic variant; > Prunus pensylvanica L.f. var. pensylvanica — K4, NE. Basionym: Prunus pensylvanica L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Prunus pensylvanica - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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