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Chinese Plum (Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc.)

Also known as Japanese apricot, plum blossom, flowering plum; also classified as Armeniaca mume Siebold.

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This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

This species is only reported established in a small area around UNC Chapel Hill; although FSUS marks it as a waif, they note it had escaped cultivation as early as 1939, and there are relatively recent records, so this one population seems to have persisted.

Although it is sometimes called a plum, this species is classified in the Armeniaca section of the Prunus genus, making it closer-related to apricots.

• Prunus mume | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Japanese apricot | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)

• Prunus mume (Siebold) Siebold & Zucc. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

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