Prunus virginiana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Prunus
Species:	Prunus virginiana L.
Common Name	Chokecherry
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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: serrate; 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	3
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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Counties - Species Present

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 virginiana f. deamii	Prunus virginiana f. deamii G. N. Jones
Prunus virginica	Prunus virginica

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: Hickman (KY), Lewis (KY), Blount (TN), Coffee (TN), DeKalb (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT016083	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
UCHT016024		Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
HTTU029423	Hickman	Kentucky			HTTU Prunus virginiana
MTSU008185	Rutherford	Tennessee	07 Mar 2012	Timothy Gassler 12	MTSU Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121022	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
APSC0111334	Lewis	Kentucky			APSC Prunus virginiana
HTTU029424	Hickman	Kentucky			HTTU Prunus virginiana
HTTU029495	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Prunus virginiana
UCHT036407		Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
SWMT01709		Tennessee	01 Jun 1939	Noce Bardren Baird	SWMT Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121023	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
HTTU029496	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Prunus virginiana
MTSU008187	Sumner	Tennessee	08 Nov 1991	M R Stewart	MTSU Prunus virginiana
MTSU007962	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Apr 1987	Kim A. Davis 7	MTSU Prunus virginiana
N/A	Roane	Tennessee	09 Apr 2020	Woodrow Loftis 4	HTTU Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121024	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121025	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
UCHT016075	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
MTSU008188	Coffee	Tennessee	19 Oct 1991	Chris Bumgarner	MTSU Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121027	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121020	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121021	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
UCHT016071	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
UCHT016074	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus virginiana
SWMT01711		Tennessee	21 Apr 1975	James H. Graves	SWMT Prunus virginiana
TENN-V-0121026	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Prunus virginiana
HTTU030056	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Prunus virginiana

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Prunus virginiana

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