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Also called wild plum.
Part of almond / apricot / 🍒︎ cherry / 🍊︎ nectarine / 🍑︎ peach / plum genus Prunus in 🌹︎ rose family Rosaceae in 🍎︎ apple / 🍇︎ berry / buckthorn / elm / hemp / 🌹︎ rose order Rosales.
Native to 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada and USA, east of the 🏔 Rocky Mountains. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (North America, Central America), 🗺 map (eastern 🇺🇸 USA). And Washington State, according to the first map link to the ⇐ left, and the 🇺🇸 NRCS link ↓ below.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Prunus hosts caterpillars of 456 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life Michigan Flora (Minnesota) Wild Flower Garden Minnesota Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Plants Native Plant Trust Flora of North America NRCS PLANTS db USFS Wikipedia
🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple, ⍋ thorns 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▲ toothed multiple short
🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins, thorn-like twigs
⚘ ❀ flowers 🍎︎🍇︎🌰︎🌾︎ fruit berries nuts cones seeds
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula