Taxon:  Prunus pumila L.



Summary
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus
Section:
Penarmeniaca
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
30083
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:75.  1767
Verified:
02/24/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Prunus pumila L. var. besseyi (L. H. Bailey) Waugh (2 active accession[s])
Prunus pumila L. var. depressa (Pursh) Bean (1 active accession[s])
Prunus pumila L. var. pumila (0 active accession[s])
Prunus pumila L. var. susquehanae (hort. ex Willd.) H. Jaeger (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Stone

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Bouhadida, M. et al. 2007. Chloroplast DNA diversity in Prunus and its implication on genetic relationships. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 132:670-679. Note: this study examined graft stock hybrids and parental species
  3. Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
  4. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  5. 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. Note: it examined Prunus pumila var. besseyi (as "P. besseyi")
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  8. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  9. Hancock, J. F. et al. 2008. Chapter 9. Peaches. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 265-298. Note: cited both Prunus pumila and P. besseyi
  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. Iezzoni, A. et al. 1991. Cherries (Prunus). Acta Hort. 290:111-173.
  12. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  13. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  14. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  15. Mowrey, B. D. & D. J. Werner. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships among species of Prunus as inferred by isozyme markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 80:129-133.
  16. Ramming, D. W. & V. Cociu. 1991. Plums (Prunus). Acta Hort. 290:235-290. Note: this review cited both Prunus pumila and P. besseyi commenting on their closer affinities to plums than to cherries
  17. Reighard, G. & F. Loreti. 2008. Rootstock development. In: Layne, D. R. & D. Bassi, eds., The peach: botany, production and uses 8:193-220.
  18. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
  19. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  20. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
  21. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdwarf cherry  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishsand cherry  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
French (Canada)cerisier des sables  2Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
GermanSandkirsche  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraska Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansasc.Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessees.-c.Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas (c.), Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee (s.-c.), Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah]

Reference(s)
  1. Catling, P. M. et al. 1999. Rank and typification in North American dwarf cherries, and a key to the taxa. Taxon 48:483-488. Note: this treatment recognized Prunus pumila with three varieties: besseyi, depressa and pumila, while P. susquehanae was treated as a distinct species
  2. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  3. Rohrer, J. R. 2011. Prunus (Rosaceae). In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. 9:373.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  5. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
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=30083. Accessed 15 April 2026.