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Hog plum

Prunus umbellata Elliott

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus

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Hog plum (Prunus umbellata)
FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
خوخ خيمي
Chinese
伞花李, 傘花李, 繖花李, 亞利加尼李, 阿勒格尼李
English
Hog plum, Allegheny plum

Synonyms

  • Cerasus umbellata (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Prunus alleghaniensis Porter
  • Prunus alleghaniensis var. davisii W.Wight
  • Prunus alleghaniensis var. davisii (W.Wight) Sarg.
  • Prunus injucunda Small
  • Prunus mitis Beadle
  • Prunus tarda Sarg.
  • Prunus umbellata var. injucunda (Small) Sarg.
  • Prunus umbellata var. tarda (Sarg.) W.Wight
  • Prunus umbellata var. umbellata

Flowers

In flower
February to March (from 53 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.