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Revision as of 14:01, 8 June 2021

Prunus angustifolia
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Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. angustifolia
Binomial name
Prunus angustifolia
Marshall
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Natural range of Prunus angustifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Chickasaw plum

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia

Description

A description of Prunus angustifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. angustifolia has been found in areas with loamy sand, open pine woodlands, ephemeral pond shores, and longleaf-live oak hammocks.[1] It is also found in disturbed areas including along hiking trails, old fields, along fences, and along roadsides.[1] Associated species: Crataegus, Morella, Quercus, Smilax, Pinus, Juniperus, Trifolium, Bromus, Sphenopholiss, Castilleja, and Gelsemium.[2][3][4]

Phenology

P. angustifolia has been observed flowering in February and March.[5]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Prunus angustifolia at Archbold Biological Station:[6]

Apidae: Bombus impatiens, Epeolus zonatus

Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. placidensis

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Zethus slossonae


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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, and D. B. Ward. States and counties: Florida: Jefferson, Lake, Leon, and Taylor.
  2. Arkansas State University accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: E.L. Richards. States and Counties: Arkansas. Mississippi.
  3. Auburn University, John D. Freeman Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: G. Gil. States and Counties: Alabama: Russell.
  4. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Philecology Herbarium accessed using Southeastern Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) data portal. URL: http://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/index.php Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Monique Reed. States and Counties: Texas: Midland.
  5. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 13 DEC 2016
  6. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.