black cherry: Prunus serotina (Rosales: Rosaceae): Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States

black cherry	USDA PLANTS Symbol: PRSE2 U.S. Nativity: Native Habit: Hardwood Trees Shrub or Subshrub
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Rosales: Rosaceae
Synonym(s): black chokecherry
Appearance Prunus serotina is a perennial tree that can grow up to 125 ft. (38 m) tall. Foliage Leaves are alternate, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, and 0.2 to 0.6 in. (5-15 mm) long with toothed margins and reddish hairs. Flowers Flowers are white in color, 0.3 to 0.4 in. (8-10 mm) across, and found in racemes that are 2.4 to 5.9 in.(6-15 cm) long with 20-30 flowers. Fruit Fruits are 0.3 to 0.4 in. (8-10 mm) in diameter, berry-like, obovoid, and black to purple drupes. Seeds are ovoid, 0.2 to 0.3 in. (6-8 mm) long, and black. Each fruit contains a single seed. Ecological Threat Prunus serotina can be found in a variety of habitats. It is native to the United States, in Arizona, New Mexico, and all states east and north of that except South Dakota.

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Tree(s); Prunus serotina; balck cherry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Prunus serotina; balck cherry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; sprout Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; underside of leaf Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); black cherry (Prunus serotina) flower buds Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Poland Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); black cherry flowers (Prunus serotina); mid-June Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

EDDMapS Distribution:
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State List
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