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Prunus umbellata Elliott
Flatwoods Plum
Hog Plum
Florida native
A frequent shrub or small tree of flatwoods and sandhills in much of Florida north of Lake Okeechobee. The range extends through the southeastern coastal states from Texas to North Carolina, plus Tennessee and Arkansas.
Growing up to 6m (20 ft.) tall and often exhibiting a crooked trunk. Leaves are alternate and simple, oval to elliptic, with serrated margins lacking glands at the tips of the serrations. Leaves are 2-6cm (3/4 to 2-1/3 in.) long and 1-3cm (3/8 to 1-3/16 in.) wide. The white five-petaled flowers are 1.2-1.5cm (~1/2 in or slightly larger) wide, often appearing before the leaves on obvious pedicels.
Very similar in appearance to Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum), except that the later has glands at the tips of the leaf serrations.
Prunus umbellata is a member of the Rosaceae - Rose family.
Other species of the Prunus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Prunus caroliniana - CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY
Prunus geniculata - SCRUB PLUM
Prunus serotina var. serotina - BLACK CHERRY
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Oct 30, 2023
