Prunus caroliniana

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Prunus caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: P. caroliniana
Binomial name
Prunus caroliniana
Aiton
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Natural range of Prunus caroliniana from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Carolina laurelcherry

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. caroliniana has been found in natural communities such as floodplain forests, edges of live oak hammocks, pine-oak woodlands, thickets, magnolia-oak hammocks, mixed upland woodlands, wooded bluffs, scrub habitats, and old sand dunes. It can also be found in developed areas prone to human disturbance such as vacant lots, fencerows, forest edges, and along railroad tracks. P. caroliniana will usually be found as an understory tree in sandy loam or loamy sand.[1]

Species associated with P. caroliniana include Magnolia ashei.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Frank Almeda, Loran C. Anderson, Kathy Craddock Burks, George R. Cooley, Robert K. Godfrey, O. Lakela, Arthur Stanley Pease, David Printiss, States and counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Hernando, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. Georgia: Grady.