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Prunus persica

(L.) Batsch

Peach

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147493

Element CodePDROS1C150

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPrunus

Other Common Names

peach (EN) Pêcher (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Contiguous	Tonto National Forest	7,787

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flint Mill Gap	Cherokee National Forest	9,494

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687
Ramseys Draft Addition	George Washington National Forest	12,781

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.