ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Prunus alabamensis C. Mohr — Alabama Black Cherry

Alabama Black Cherry (Prunus alabamensis) - Tree rarely over 10 m. tall, the bark rough; leaf-blades coriaceous or thick-membranous, ovate to elliptic, 6—12 cm. long, short-acuminate but sometimes obtuse at the apex, serrate with blunt appressed gland-tipped teeth, paler beneath than above and finely pubescent with simple or forked hairs, rounded or slightly narrowed at the base; raceme 10—15 cm. long, spreading, the rachis and peduncles, like the calyx, pubescent.

Habitat:

Sandhills, other xeric, acidic, sandy or rocky forests and woodlands, often associated with Pinus palustris (even in the Piedmont and Mountains).

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Prunus alabamensis (Alabama Black Cherry)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Prunus alabamensis (Alabama Black Cherry)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.