Status: Native
Synonyms:
Padus calophylla Wooton & Standley
Padus melanocarpa (A. Nelson) Shafer
Padus mescaleria Wooton & Standley
Padus pumicea Wooton & Standley
Prunus melanocarpa (A. Nelson) Rydberg
Prunus virginiana is an upper elevation shrub to small tree with finely serrulate leaves which are rounded at the base and mostly acute at the apex. The leaves are not glossy as they are with Prunus serotina. The flowers occur in a raceme and are white, maturing to a purple fruit. Prunus virginiana is found in moist canyons.
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Prunus virginiana, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, June 8, 2008
Prunus virginiana, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, June 8, 2008
Prunus virginiana, closeup of raceme, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Prunus virginiana, branch with racemes, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Prunus virginiana, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, January 5, 2010
Prunus virginiana, 3x macro of terminal bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, January 5, 2010
Prunus virginiana, 3x macro of lateral bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, January 5, 2010
Prunus virginiana, 3x macro of leaf scar and lateral bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, January 5, 2010
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