Prunus pensylvanica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Prunus
Species:	Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
Common Name	Pin Cherry
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Type: Stonefruit; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Prunus corymbulosa	Prunus corymbulosa Rydb.
Prunus lanceolata	Prunus lanceolata Willd.
Prunus pennsylvanica	Prunus pennsylvanica
Prunus pensylvanica var. corymbulosa	Prunus pensylvanica var. corymbulosa (Rydb.) W. Wight

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Cumberland (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Monroe (TN), Rutherford (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1959 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU007663	Unicoi	Tennessee	24 Apr 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	18 Jul 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU007662	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 May 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120831	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120830	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120836	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120839	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120835	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120838	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120832	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120834	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120833	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120837	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
TENN-V-0120829	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Prunus pensylvanica
UCHT015996	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus pennsylvanica
ETSU031152	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU030625	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU008740	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pennsylvanica
UCHT032277		Tennessee			UCHT Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035306	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035307	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035311	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035310	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
UCHT015910	Cumberland	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus pennsylvanica
APSC0003042	Carter	Tennessee	19 Jul 1964	Wayne Chester & Ken Rogers 264	APSC Prunus pensylvanica
MTSU007952	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 May 1959	Jean Wilson	MTSU Prunus pennsylvanica
MTSU007951	Knox	Tennessee	02 Sep 1995	Leigh Young 26	MTSU Prunus pensylvanica
UCHT032275		Tennessee			UCHT Prunus pensylvanica
UCHT032276		Tennessee			UCHT Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035305	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica
ETSU035309	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus pensylvanica

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Prunus pensylvanica

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