Native to 56 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 31 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Sampson (Newton Grove)
35.24725, -78.29725
Location Remarks
Hwy 50, 4 km W of Dobbersville
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Specific Epithet
serotina
Authorship
Ehrh.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#98,291 of 335,497
Top 30%
Extinction probability
5%