Prunus virginiana L.

  • Filed As

    Rosaceae
    Prunus virginiana L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 13572 with Sally Gavin, 16 Jun 2013

  • Location

    United States of America. Alaska. Municipality of Anchorage. Town of Girdwood at Seward Hwy and Alyeska Hwy.

  • Habitat

    Planting island in parking lot.

  • Description

    Tree 7 m tall; the trunk 17 cm diam; bark grey, lustrous, lenticels horizontally banded; petioles red; flowers very fragrant and discernable for hundreds of meters, especially when trees are dense; not clear whether this tree was planted, but it is apparently tolerated along with other ornamentals in this bed. The species is very, very common and abundant around Anchorage. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02210072

    Occurrence ID: 377d8bcc-d57e-4dc7-86ac-641c4afa310f

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02758472, D. E. Atha 13572, Prunus virginiana L. - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Alaska

  • Locality

    Municipality of Anchorage. Town of Girdwood at Seward Hwy and Alyeska Hwy

  • Elevation

    Alt. 13 m. (43 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    60.9404, -149.171

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 60.940431N, 149.170802W (± 25m), ca 13 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Rosaceae
Prunus padus L.
det. D. Atha, 2013
United States of America. Alaska. Municipality of Anchorage. Town of
Girdwood at Seward Hwy and Alyeska Hwy. 60.94043 IN, 149.170802W
(± 25m), ca 13 m elev. Planting island in parking lot.
Tree 7 m tall; the trunk 17 cm diam; bark grey, lustrous, lenticels
horizontally banded; petioles red; flowers very fragrant and discemable
for hundreds of meters, especially when trees are dense; not clear whether
this tree was planted, but it is apparently tolerated along with other
ornamentals in this bed. The species is very, very common and abundant
around Anchorage.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Sally Gavin 13572
16 Jun2013
02210072
02210072