Accession Data
Prunus maritima f. gravesii
Common Name: Grave's Beach Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Prunus maritima</i> Marshall var. <i>gravesii</i> (Small) G. J. Anderson
Country of Origin: coastal Connecticut
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Accession Data
USDA Zone: 3a-6b
Accession #: 199900254
Accession Date: 1999-09-09
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2318
Quantity: 1
Source: Greg Anderson
Provenance:
Plant from prof. Gregory Anderson, prior to 1999. Not currently listed with IUCN, but P. gravesii is known to be extinct in the wild; IUCN status set to that designation.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
SubFamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Amygdaleae
References
- Anderson, G.J. 1980. New England note: change in status for Prunus gravesii. Rhodora. 82, 830: 375-376.
- Center for Plant Conservation profile page. Accessed 14 March 2014.
- Klooster, Connolly, Benedict, Grubisha & Anderson. Resolving the Taxonomic Identity of Prunus maritima var. gravesii (Rosaceae) through Genotyping Analyses using Microsatellite Loci.. Rhodora, Vol 120, No. 983, pp 187-201, 2018. Last accessed on Monday, 11 November, 2019.
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