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Prunus serotina
black cherry, black chokecherry
Valley Forge National Historical Park
			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:		PA: S5,SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 10 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
Cape Lookout 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
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:	7/31/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:49:44 AM

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