Native plant · ROSACEAE
Prunus serotina
BLACK CHERRY
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Prunus serotina. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Prunus serotina
- Family
- ROSACEAE
- Genus
- Prunus
- Order
- ROSALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU (NWPL)
- Florida range
- North Florida · Central Florida · Panhandle · South Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- St. Johns; Citrus; Orange; Pasco; Polk; Alachua; Union; Hardee; Manatee; Hillsborough; Pinellas; Escambia; Seminole; Bradford; Gilchrist; Hernando; Lafayette; Madison; DeSoto; Flagler; Lake; Leon; Duval; Calhoun; Volusia; Hamilton; Baker; Levy; Okaloosa; Palm Beach; Brevard; Suwannee; Columbia; Marion
Where documented in Florida
St. Johns; Citrus; Orange; Pasco; Polk; Alachua; Union; Hardee; Manatee; Hillsborough; Pinellas; Escambia; Seminole; Bradford; Gilchrist; Hernando; Lafayette; Madison; DeSoto; Flagler; Lake; Leon; Duval; Calhoun; Volusia; Hamilton; Baker; Levy; Okaloosa; Palm Beach; Brevard; Suwannee; Columbia; Marion
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 caroliniana — CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY
- Prunus geniculata — SCRUB PLUM
- Prunus myrtifolia — WEST INDIAN 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.