Filed As:

Rosaceae
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
All Determinations:

Prunus serotina Ehrh. det. D. E. Atha, 2009

Location:

United States of America. Tennessee. Abion Co. ca 12 km NE of Tiptonville, E shore of Reelfoot Lake, place known locally as Walnut Log. Alt. 86 m. (282 ft.)
Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 7290 with , 18 May 2009
Description:

Tree 8-10 m tall, the trunk 25 cm diam; bark dark grey, longitudinally long furrowed, the ridges light grey, flat, the young bark smooth, silvery; leaf adaxials dark green, the abaxials lighter. The bark of this tree does not look like typical Prunus serotina with numerous, rounded, thin scales lifting around their edges (like burnt potato chips). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:

Deciduous forest, frequently flooded.
Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01116290
GUID: a9ee5bc8-00a3-4310-bfad-442f0110b80d
Map:

Coordinates: (36.4599, -89.3284)

Distribution:

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