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Prunus serotina
black cherry, black chokecherry
Cape Lookout National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Prunus, Species Prunus serotina


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5,SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Camp Nelson National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Flight 93 National Memorial	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Great Falls Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:58:04 PM

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