Prunus maritima f. gravesii (Small) G.J.Anderson (1980:375)
Graves' beach plum
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Prunus gravesii Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 45 (1897); Prunus maritima f. gravesii (Small) Klooster in Rhodora 120: 199 (2018)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024) or Invalid (synonym of typical P. maritima) (POWO, 2024)
Last wild record (disputed): 1895 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1998 (NatureServe, 2024); 2000 (Knapp et al., 2021)
Distribution
Connecticut, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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http://cthardyplantsociety.org/jan-2018-newsletter-hps/
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/4038/prunus-maritima-forma-gravesii