Prunus angustifolia
| 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
Contents
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 and use by animals
Prunus angustifolia has been observed at the Archbold Biological Station to host members of the Apidae family such as Bombus impatiens, and Epeolus zonatus, as well as members of the Colletidae family such as Colletes brimleyi, and Hylaeus confluens, members of the Halictidae family such as Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Lasioglossum pectoralis, and L. placidensis, and members of the Vespidae family such as Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, and Zethus slossonae.[6] Additionally, P. angustifolia has been observed to host members of the Andrenidae family such as Andrena barbara, A. bisalicis, A. dunningi, A. erythrogaster, and A. miserabilis, as well as members of the Apidae family such as Epeolus zonatus, Habropoda laboriosa, Xylocopa micans, and X. virginica, as well as Colletes thoracicus (family Colletidae), and members of the Halictidae family such as Lasioglossum cinctipes, L. hitchensi, and L. illinoense.[7]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
The plum fruit has long been eaten fresh or used in pies, jellies, sauces, and dried fruit.[8]
Photo Gallery
Fruit of Prunus angustifolia Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only),
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
- ↑ Discoverlife.org [1]
- ↑ Fernald, et al. 1958. Edible Plants of Eastern North America. Harper and Row Publishers, New York.
