Prunus maritima

Prunus maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Species:
P. maritima
Binomial name
Prunus maritima
Synonyms
  • Prunus acuminata Hook.f.
  • Prunus acuminata Michx.
  • Prunus gravesii Small
  • Prunus maritima var. gravesii (Small) G.J.Anderson
  • Prunus declinata Marsh.
  • Prunus lancifolia Clav.
  • Prunus littoralis Bigel.
  • Prunus poiretiana Heynh.
  • Prunus pubescens Pursh
  • Prunus pygmaea Willd.
  • Prunus reclinata Bosc ex Spach
  • Prunus sphaerica Willd.

Prunus maritima, the beach plum, is a species of plum native to the East Coast of the United States. It is a choice wild edible and its few pests and salt tolerance make it a resilient fruit crop for degraded lands and urban soils.

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