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Prunus domestica

European Plum

GNRUnranked Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161266

Element CodePDROS1C0B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPrunus

Other Common Names

Damson Plum (EN) Garden Plum (EN) Prunier domestique (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 9, 2014) does not recognize distinct varieties in Prunus domestica.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (9)

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond	White Mountain National Forest	11,846

Utah (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
418027	Uinta National Forest	13,884
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
North Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	8,148

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.