ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Prunus angustifolia Marshall — Chickasaw Plum

Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia) - Tree to 3 m. tall or less, or a shrub, the young twigs reddish-brown; leaf-blades lanceolate to oval-lanceolate, 2—5 cm. long, usually acute, shining above, sparingly pubescent beneath or glabrous, narrowed or rarely rounded at the base; flowers 2—4 together; sepals ovate, obtuse, glabrous without, ciliate, eglandular; petals about 4 mm. long, abruptly clawed; drupe subglobose, 13—23 mm. in diameter, red to yellow; stone oval, obovoid, or elliptic, 1—1.5 cm. long.

Habitat:

Roadsides, fencerows, abandoned fields, especially sandy. The original native distribution is unclear; much of its eastern distribution may be the result of early spread by native Americans.

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

The range of Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum)

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 angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum)

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/.