Native plant · ROSACEAE
Prunus caroliniana
CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Prunus caroliniana. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Prunus caroliniana
- Family
- ROSACEAE
- Genus
- Prunus
- Order
- ROSALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU (NWPL)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · Panhandle · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Hillsborough; Sarasota; Franklin; Leon; Seminole; Pinellas; Volusia; Alachua; Orange; Hernando; Gadsden; Brevard; Marion; Broward; DeSoto; Lake; Santa Rosa; Martin; Duval; Sumter; Putnam; Flagler; Walton; Citrus; Nassau; St. Johns; St. Lucie; Levy; Calhoun; Escambia; Wakulla; Indian River; Okaloosa; Jackson; Pasco; Polk; Okeechobee; Gilchrist; Liberty; Bay; Bradford; Taylor
Where documented in Florida
Hillsborough; Sarasota; Franklin; Leon; Seminole; Pinellas; Volusia; Alachua; Orange; Hernando; Gadsden; Brevard; Marion; Broward; DeSoto; Lake; Santa Rosa; Martin; Duval; Sumter; Putnam; Flagler; Walton; Citrus; Nassau; St. Johns; St. Lucie; Levy; Calhoun; Escambia; Wakulla; Indian River; Okaloosa; Jackson; Pasco; Polk; Okeechobee; Gilchrist; Liberty; Bay; Bradford; Taylor
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Prunus
- Prunus americana — AMERICAN PLUM
- Prunus angustifolia — CHICKASAW PLUM
- Prunus geniculata — SCRUB PLUM
- Prunus myrtifolia — WEST INDIAN CHERRY
- Prunus serotina — BLACK CHERRY
- Prunus umbellata — FLATWOODS PLUM; HOG PLUM
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.