ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Prunus munsoniana W. Wight & Hedrick — Munson Plum

Munson Plum (Prunus munsoniana) - Tree becoming 6 m. tall or more, the young twigs usually chestnut-brown; leaf-blades lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, usually 6—10 cm. long, acute or occasionally somewhat acuminate, shining above, sparingly pubescent especially near the veins beneath, or glabrous, rounded at the base; flowers 2—4 together; sepals elliptic-ovate to elliptic, obtuse, glabrous or sparingly pubescent without, glandular on the margins; petals 6—7 mm. long, entire or slightly erose; drupe globose to oval, 25—30 mm. in diameter, usually bright-red, with light bloom, sometimes yellow; stone elliptic to oval or ovoid, 11—20 mm. long or longer.

Habitat:

Old fields, fencerows, roadsides, old homesites.

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

The range of Prunus munsoniana (Munson 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 munsoniana (Munson 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/.