Taxon:  Prunus nigra Aiton



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Prunocerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30053
Place of publication:
Hort. kew. 2:165.  1789
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
05/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
57 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Prunus americana Marshall var. lanata Sudw.
Prunus americana Marshall var. mollis (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Stone

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: cultivated
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Chin, S.-W. et al. 2014. Diversification of almonds, peaches, plums and cherries - Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of Prunus (Rosaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 76:34-48.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  8. Hancock, J. F. et al. 2008. Chapter 9. Peaches. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 265-298. Note: this review included Prunus nigra among species that hybridize with P. persica forming "mostly sterile hybrids"
  9. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 1:515.
  10. Hartmann, W. & M. Neumüller. 2009. Plum breeding. In: Jain, S. M. & P.M. Priyadarshan, eds., Breeding plantation tree crops: temperate species 161-231.
  11. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  13. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  14. Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
  15. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  16. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  17. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  18. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  19. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  20. Okie, W. R. & J. F. Hancock. 2008. Chapter 11. Plums. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 337-357. Note: this review cited Prunus nigra as one of the species able to hybridize with diploid plums (P. cerasifera and P salicina)
  21. Okie, W. R. 2001. Plum crazy: Rediscovering our lost Prunus resources. HortScience 36:209-213.
  22. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  23. Prunus Crop Germplasm Committee. 2010. Prunus vulnerability statement - 2010. 16. Note: recognized as of low priority for plum
  24. Ramming, D. W. & V. Cociu. 1991. Plums (Prunus). Acta Hort. 290:235-290.
  25. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
  26. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  27. Shi, S. et al. 2013. Phylogeny and classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). J. Integr. Pl. Biol. 55:1069-1079.
  28. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack plum  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 1:515.
EnglishCanada plum  1Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
French (Canada)prunier noir  2Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
GermanBitterkirsche  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
GermanKanada-Pflaume  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 1:515.
Swedishkanadaplommon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswicks.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndianan.Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhion.Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitobas.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.), New Brunswick (s.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (n.), Rhode Island, Vermont]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
  3. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:379.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruit Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30053. Accessed 12 May 2026.