*Prunus domestica Linnaeus. Subgenus: Prunus. Common name: European Plum, Damson, Bullace, Skeg. Phenology: Apr-May; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Suburban forests, roadsides. Distribution: Native of Europe. Introduced at scattered locations; reported for Fairfax and Fauquier counties (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019); also reported for MD, PA, NJ.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Taxonomy Comments: Depypere et al. (2009) found that P. domestica and P. insititia were genetically very similar, but generally separable morphologically; they favored combining the two into a single species based on their similarity, variability and likely origin from complicated hybridization and domestication by man.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA9, K4, Mi, NY; = n/a — Pa, RAB; > Prunus domestica L. — F, NE; > Prunus domestica L. ssp. domestica — C; > Prunus domestica L. ssp. institia (L.) C.K.Schneid. — C; > Prunus domestica L. var. domestica; > Prunus domestica L. var. insititia (L.) Fiori & Paol.; > Prunus insititia L. — F, G, NE, Tat, Robertson (1974). Basionym: Prunus domestica L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Prunus domestica - FNA9
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