Taxon: Prunus pensylvanica L. f.

Summary

Genus:

Prunus

Subgenus:

Cerasus

Section:

Cerasus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Amygdaleae

Nomen number:

30064

Place of publication:

Suppl. pl. 252. 1782 ("1781") "Pensylvanica"

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/411285

Comment:

valid publication verified from original literature

Verified:

05/09/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (3 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cerasus pensylvanica (L. f.) Loisel.
Padellus pensylvanica (L. f.) Eremin & Yushev
Padus pensylvanica (L. f.) S. Ya. Sokolov

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 140.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Iezzoni, A. et al. 1991. Cherries (Prunus). Acta Hort. 290:111-173.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with two varieties
Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Zhang, L.-Q. et al. 2019. Complete chloroplast genome of Prunus pensylvanica and its implications for the phylogenetic position within Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4:3558-3559. DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1674724. Note: a cp-genome of 157 953 bp

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	bird cherry		1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
English	fire cherry		1	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
English	pin cherry		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	red cherry		1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
English (Canada)	pin cherry	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 140.
French (Canada)	cerisier de Pennsylvanie	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 140.
German	Feuerkirsche		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Swedish	amerikanskt häggkörsbär		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana	n.	Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.	Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	w.	Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w.	Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	s.w.	Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	e.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.)]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia (e.), Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia (n.), Maryland (w.), North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller. 1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:367.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.

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=30064. Accessed 15 April 2026.