Prunus alabamensis, the Alabama cherry[2] or Alabama black cherry, is an uncommon North American species of shrub or tree native to the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina).[3][4]

Prunus alabamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	P. alabamensis
Binomial name
Prunus alabamensis C.Mohr
Synonyms[1]
Padus alabamensis (C.Mohr) Small Prunus serotina var. alabamensis (C.Mohr) Little

Prunus alabamensis is a shrub or small tree up to 4.6 meters (15 feet) tall. The leaves are thick, broadly egg-shaped, dull green on the upper surface and light green on the underside. The flowers are in an elongated raceme up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) long.[5]

References

External links

• "Prunus alabamensis". Plants for a Future.

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