Introductory
SPECIES: Prunus serotina | Black Cherry 



ABBREVIATION : 
PRUSER

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PRSE2
   PRSEA
   PRSEE
   PRSER


COMMON NAMES : 
   black cherry
   wild black cherry
   rum cherry
   mountain black cherry
   wild cherry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of black cherry is Prunus
serotina Ehrh. [34].  Recognized varieties found in the United States
and Canada include:

  var. serotina - black cherry
  var. alabamensis (Mohr) Little - Alabama black cherry
  var. exima (Small) Little - escarpment black cherry
  var. rufula (Woot. & Standl) McVaugh - southwestern black cherry


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil, October 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1991. Prunus serotina. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Prunus serotina | Black Cherry