Sandcherry (Prunus pumila L.)
Also known as sand cherry, dwarf sand plum.
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↑Summary
A small shrub, often spreading by rhizomes to form thickets, which is found in sandy soils.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present | |
| Introduced 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.
↑Links & External Resources
• Sandcherry | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila (Sandcherry) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Sand Cherry | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Prunus pumila | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Susquehanna Sand Cherry | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
