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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution
Rosaceae	Prunus alabamensis	Alabama Black Cherry	Longleaf pine sandhills, other xeric, acidic, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, often associated with Pinus palustris (even in the Piedmont and Mountains).	C. SC, nw. GA, n. AL south to Panhandle FL and s. AL; the NC record is based on a misidentified specimen.
Rosaceae	Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis	Allegheny Plum, Allegheny Sloe	Dry rocky woodlands, shale barrens, primarily over calcareous or mafic rocks.	Broadly Appalachian: MA and NY south to w. VA, w. NC, and e. TN.
Rosaceae	Prunus americana	American Wild Plum	Upland forests, bottomland forests, fencerows, usually in mesic situations.	ME to SK, south to n. peninsular FL, AR, OK, NM, and AZ.
Rosaceae	Prunus angustifolia	Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum	Prairies, sand barrens, river banks, old fields, fencerows, abandoned fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas; often in sandy or rocky soil.	NJ, PA, IN, IL, MO, NE, and CO, south to FL, TX, and e. NM. The original native distribution is unclear; much of its more eastern distribution may be the result of early spread by native Americans.
Rosaceae	Prunus armeniaca	Apricot	Persistent around old home sites.	Native of n. China.
Rosaceae	Prunus avium	Sweet Cherry, Mazzard Cherry, Bing Cherry	Mesic and dry-mesic forests, old fields, other disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Rosaceae	Prunus campanulata	Taiwan Cherry, Formosan Cherry	Suburban woodlands.	Native of Taiwan. Reported as naturalized in suburban woodlands in the Tallahassee (Leon Co., FL) area (Clewell & Tobe 2011) and Conecuh County, AL (Diamond 2013)
Rosaceae	Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Laurel Cherry	Maritime forests and sandy hammocks in the Coastal Plain, escaped from cultivation to fencerows and suburban forests and thickets in more inland areas.	Se. NC south to sc. Peninsular FL, west to AR and TX; mainly inland occurrences, especially off the Coastal Plain, are the result of naturalization from horticultural use.
Rosaceae	Prunus cerasifera	Cherry Plum, Flowering Plum, Purpleleaf Plum	Suburban woodlands.	Native of Asia. Introduced at scattered locations; reported for TN, PA, NJ (Kartesz 1999).
Rosaceae	Prunus cerasus	Sour Cherry, Pie Cherry	Commonly cultivated, occasionally escaped to disturbed areas; fencerows, suburban forests.	Native of Eurasia.
Rosaceae	Prunus domestica	European Plum, Damson, Bullace, Skeg	Suburban forests, roadsides.	Native of Europe. Introduced at scattered locations; reported for Fairfax and Fauquier counties (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019); also reported for MD, PA, NJ.
Rosaceae	Prunus geniculata	Scrub Plum	Florida scrub, longleaf pine sandhills.	Endemic to c. peninsular FL (Lake, Orange, Polk, and Highlands counties).
Rosaceae	Prunus glandulosa	Dwarf Flowering Almond	Persisting at abandoned homesites.	Native of c. and n. China and Japan.
Rosaceae	Prunus gracilis	Oklahoma Plum, Sand Plum	Sand barrens, dry woodlands with sandy soil.	Sw. AR, c. MS, and se. CO south to nw. LA, sc. TX, and e. NM.
Rosaceae	Prunus hortulana	Wild-Goose Plum	Prairies, stream banks, woodland edges, pond margins, roadsides, old fields, pastures, successional forests, fencerows, and other disturbed areas.	Native from s. OH, n. IN, n. IL, se. IA, and e. KS south to c. TN, n. AR, and ne. OK; introduced more widely.
Rosaceae	Prunus laurocerasus	Eurasian Laurel Cherry	Planted in our area in landscaping, rarely escaped in suburban woodlands.	Reported for GA Piedmont by Zomlefer et al. (2018). Planted widely in the region and to be expected elsewhere.
Rosaceae	Prunus mahaleb	Mahaleb Cherry, Perfumed Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry, Rock Cherry	Bluffs, glades, stream banks, fencerows, disturbed forests, old fields, pastures, roadsides, old homesites, and other disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Rosaceae	Prunus maritima	Beach Plum	Ocean dunes and sandy coastal soils (from e. MD northward), disturbed dune-like area on shore of Chesapeake Bay (in e. VA).	Native from NB south to e. MD, along the coast; somewhat disjunct in e. VA in an ambiguously native occurrence.
Rosaceae	Prunus mexicana	Big-tree Plum, Mexican Plum	Streamsides, upland forests, fencerows.	IN, IL, and IA, south to AL, MS, LA, TX, and ne. Mexico (COA, NLE, SLP, TAM; reports from farther east are apparently in error and based on pubescent material of P. americana.
Rosaceae	Prunus minutiflora	Texas Almond	Dry hills, slopes, and ledges, mostly over limestone but sometimes in sandy soils over acidic rocks.	C., w., and s. TX.
Rosaceae	Prunus mume	Japanese Apricot	Suburban forests.	Native of s. Japan. Documented as naturalizing in Battle Park, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where apparently spread from cultivation and reproducing as early as 1939.
Rosaceae	Prunus munsoniana	Munson Plum, Wild-goose Plum, Munson's Plum	Prairies, stream banks, woodland edges, pond margins, roadsides, old fields, pastures, old homesites.	OH, IL, MO, and KS, south to MS and TX; disjunct (introduced?) in GA, NC, VA, and NJ.
Rosaceae	Prunus myrtifolia	West Indian Cherry	Hammocks, pine rocklands.	S. FL; West Indies; Mexico (CAM, ROO), Central America, and South America.
Rosaceae	Prunus nigra	Canada Plum	Old fields, hedgerows, forest edges.	NL (Newfoundland) west to MB, south to NY, OH, IN, IL, and IA; apparently disjunct in VA and WV.
Rosaceae	Prunus padus	European Bird Cherry	Suburban woodlands.	Native of Europe. Cultivated and rarely escaped at least as far south as se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007) and DE (Kartesz 1999).
Rosaceae	Prunus pensylvanica	Fire Cherry, Pin Cherry, Wild Red Cherry, Pigeon Cherry	High elevation forests, boulderfield forests, thickets at high elevations resulting from fire or logging.	NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to w. NC, n. GA, e. TN, IN, IL, IA, SD, and CO.
Rosaceae	Prunus persica	Peach	Roadsides, trash-heaps, old fields, fencerows, disturbed thickets; commonly cultivated and commonly escaped or persistent.	Native of China.
Rosaceae	Prunus pumila var. depressa	Prostrate Dwarf-cherry, New England Sand Cherry	Sandy or gravelly shores and islands, barrens.	NL (Labrador) west to ON, south to NJ, s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007; Kartesz 2010), c. WV, and sc. TN.
Rosaceae	Prunus pumila var. pumila	Great Lakes Sand Cherry	Endemic to Great Lakes sand dunes and shores.	Known only in our area from Presque Isle, PA.
Rosaceae	Prunus rivularis	Creek Plum	Limestone outcrops, calcareous clay soils.	S. KS and se. CO south through OK to sc. TX.
Rosaceae	Prunus sargentii	Sargent Cherry, North Japanese Hill Cherry	Disturbed areas.	Native of e. Asia.
Rosaceae	Prunus serotina var. eximia	Plateau Wild Black Cherry, Escarpment Black Cherry	Woodlands, floodplains.	Nearly endemic to the Edwards Plateau, TX.
Rosaceae	Prunus serotina var. serotina	Eastern Wild Black Cherry, Bird Cherry	Rich coves, bottomlands, northern hardwood forests, and in a wide variety of lower elevation habitats from dry to mesic, and weedy in fencerows.	NS west to ND, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX. Introduced in Europe and very extensively naturalized and invasive there (Segura et al. 2018).
Rosaceae	Prunus speciosa	Oshima Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry, Oriental Cherry	Suburban forests.	Native of Japan.
Rosaceae	Prunus spinosa	Sloe, Blackthorn, Skeg	Suburban woodlands.	Native of Europe.
Rosaceae	Prunus subhirtella	Higan Cherry, Weeping Higan Cherry, Winter-flowering Cherry	Floodplain forests in suburban areas, other disturbed areas.	Native of e. Asia, commonly planted, rarely escaped, but locally invasive.
Rosaceae	Prunus susquehanae	Appalachian Dwarf-cherry, Appalachian Sand Cherry, Susquehanna Cherry	Prairies, open rocky or sandy sites.	Sw. ME and sw. QC west to MB, south to nc. and sw. NC, sc. TN (the Barrens region of the Eastern Highland Rim), and IL.
Rosaceae	Prunus texana	Peachbush, Durasnillo	Dry habitats.	C. and s. TX.
Rosaceae	Prunus tomentosa	Nanking Cherry, Manchu Cherry, Korean Cherry	Disturbed areas, suburban forests and woodlands.	Naturalized at least as far south as MD Piedmont and PA; native of Asia.
Rosaceae	Prunus triloba	Flowering Plum	Rarely escaped from cultivation.	Native of Asia.
Rosaceae	Prunus umbellata	Hog Plum, Flatwoods Plum	Upland, usually xeric, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands.	S. NC, TN, and AR south to c. peninsular FL and TX.
Rosaceae	Prunus virginiana var. virginiana	Choke Cherry	Forming clonal thickets in oak and northern hardwood forests.	NL (Newfoundland) and NL (Labrador) west to MB, south to w. NC, n. GA, AR, and OK.
Rosaceae	Prunus yedoensis	Yoshino Cherry	Suburban woodlands.	Native of e. Asia. Reported as an escape in the DC area. See Diamond (2021) for discussion of occurrence in Alabama.

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