Prunus virginiana L.

  • Filed As

    Rosaceae
    Prunus virginiana L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15421 with Regina Alvarez, Zihao Wang, Yibing Han and Ken Chaya, 27 Apr 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park. North Woods, southeast of the Blockhouse. Between 108th and 109th Streets and between 6th and 7th Avenues.

  • Habitat

    Woodland.

  • Description

    Shrub ca 4 m tall; stems multiple, the largest about 3 cm diam; bark dark; petioles red; flowers white, fragrant. Spontaneous. The largest stems grow erect to about 4 m tall and then they die. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02550121

    Occurrence ID: 6ea08d0d-41db-410b-8a6b-5c2410188f6e

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02758321, D. E. Atha 15421, Prunus virginiana L. - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • All Determinations

    Prunus virginiana L. det D. E. Atha, 2016

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    New York Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Central Park. North Woods, southeast of the Blockhouse. Between 108th and 109th Streets and between 6th and 7th Avenues

  • Elevation

    Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.798, -73.9557

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 40.798007N, 73.955681W (WGS784, ±25m), ca 40 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Prunus virginiana L.
det. D. Atha, 2016
United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City,
Central Park. North Woods, southeast of the Blockhouse. Between 108th
and 109th Streets and between 6th and 7th Avenues. 40.798007N,
73.95568IW (WGS784, ±25m), ca 40 m elev. Woodland.
Shrub ca 4 m tall; stems multiple, the largest about 3 cm diam; bark dark-
petioles red; flowers white, fragrant. Spontaneous. The largest stems gro\
erect to about 4 m tall and then they die.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Regina Alvarez, Zihao Wang, Yibing Han and Ken Chaya
I*421	27 Apr 2016
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02550121
02550121