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Prunus tomentosa

Thunb.

Nanking Cherry

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142491

Element CodePDROS1C1C0

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

Cerisier tomenteux (FR) Manchu Cherry (EN)

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.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Illinois	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Nichols Reservoir	Santa Fe National Forest	1,518

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

References (2)

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.