Beach Plum (Prunus maritima Marshall)
↑Summary
A plum species mostly restricted to coastal sand dunes, from Virginia north to Maine.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Uses
Although more bitter and sour than most plums, this species has been used commercially, mostly to produce jam, or occasionally used for wine or as a flavoring.
↑Links & External Resources
• Prunus maritima (Beach Plum) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Prunus maritima | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Beach Plum | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Prunus maritima | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Prunus maritima | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Prunus maritima | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Beach Plum | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Prunus maritima Marshall (Beach Plum) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)
