Index / Search / Prunus mexicana
§1 Plant
Prunus mexicana S. Watson
vernacular Mexican plum — species · Rosaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rosaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Prunus
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 511 counties across 17 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 511 counties across 17 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Illinois view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- White 17193
Indiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rush 20165
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Boyd 21019
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Larue 21123
- Lee 21129
- Livingston 21139
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Amite 28005
- Carroll 28015
- Clay 28025
- Franklin 28037
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Jefferson 28063
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Lincoln 28085
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Wilkinson 28157
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Harrison 29081
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 14 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Canadian 40017
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Dewey 40043
- Grady 40051
- Hughes 40063
- Johnston 40069
- Le Flore 40079
- Lincoln 40081
- Logan 40083
- Marshall 40095
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pontotoc 40123
- Sequoyah 40135
- Stephens 40137
- Washington 40147
South Carolina view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dyer 47045
- Giles 47055
- Haywood 47075
- Humphreys 47085
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Obion 47131
- Putnam 47141
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Tipton 47167
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Angelina 48005
- Bell 48027
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Burleson 48051
- Cameron 48061
- Collin 48085
- Comanche 48093
- Cooke 48097
- Dallas 48113
- Erath 48143
- Fort Bend 48157
- Galveston 48167
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Harris 48201
- Jack 48237
- Kaufman 48257
- La Salle 48283
- Lamb 48279
- Lee 48287
- Llano 48299
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Menard 48327
- Montgomery 48339
- Nueces 48355
- Parker 48367
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- San Saba 48411
- Tarrant 48439
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Williamson 48491
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PRME ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3022317 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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