Prunus pensylvanica Linnaeus f.. Subgenus: Cerasus. Fire Cherry, Pin Cherry, Wild Red Cherry, Pigeon Cherry. Phen: Apr-May; Jul-Sep. Hab: High elevation forests, boulderfield forests, thickets at high elevations resulting from fire or logging. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to w. NC, n. GA, e. TN, IN, IL, IA, SD, and CO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = C, F, FNA9, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Prunus pennsylvanica – S13, Eriksson et al. (2003) et al. (2013), an orthographic variant; > Prunus pensylvanica L.f. var. pensylvanica – K1, K3, K4, NE

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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