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Prunus virginiana
chokecherry, common chokecherry, Virginia chokecherry
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prunus virginiana L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Badlands National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Parashant National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Whitman Mission National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	5/25/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/5/2025 9:06:02 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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