Etymology: Prunus: ancient Latin name for the plum
Plants: perennial tree
Conservation Status: Native

- tall shrub or small tree

- branches bearing stout spines

- flowers white, occassionally streaked with pink, 1-3(4) in sessile umbels

- petals 9-14 mm

- margins of sepals lined with glands or glandular serrations

- leaves less than or equal to twice as long as wide

- leaf serrations rounded and with a dark sessile gland embedded in the summit

- fruit 2-3 cm diam.

Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6, Wetland Indicator = FACU- USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Trees: Photos, descriptions, information USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc.