Prunus pumila Linnaeus var. depressa (Pursh) Gleason. Subgenus: Microcerasus. Common name: Prostrate Dwarf-cherry, New England Sand Cherry. Phenology: Apr-May; Aug. Habitat: Sandy or gravelly shores and islands, barrens. Distribution: NL (Labrador) west to ON, south to NJ, s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007; Kartesz 2010), c. WV, and sc. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA9, G, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Catling, McKay-Kuja, & Mitrow (1999); = Prunus depressa Pursh — F; < Prunus pumila L. — Tn, WV. Basionym: Prunus depressa Pursh 1814
Links to other floras: = Prunus pumila var. depressa - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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