{"id":"prunus-maackia","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"scientificName":"Prunus maackii","commonNames":["Amur Cherry"],"taxonRank":"species","acceptedName":"Prunus maackii","family":"Rosaceae","ids":{"usdaSymbol":"PRMA9","gbifKey":3021586,"itisTsn":836674,"wikidataQid":"Q149392","inatTaxonId":474467},"states":["WA","OR","ID"],"invasiveIn":[{"state":"AK","status":"invasive-reported","source":"us-riis"}],"statusAssertions":[{"status":"invasive","channel":"ecological","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","regions":["AK"]},"source":"us-riis-v2","sourceRecordId":"USRIIS-AK-Plantae5839","sourceVersion":"2.0 (November 2022)","asOf":"2022-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","sourceModified":"2020-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","sourceTaxon":{"name":"Prunus maackii","rank":"species","rawRank":"Species"},"sourceDesignation":{"code":"D2","label":"invasive (category D2)"},"associatedReferences":["Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) (2021), https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/invasive-species/non-native-plant-species-list"],"taxonProjection":{"basis":"exact-taxon","notes":"exact source identifier, rank, family, and scientific/accepted name"}}],"plantForm":"tree","photo":{"file":"/images/plants/prunus-maackia.jpg","sourceUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/323066099","observationUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185024550","license":"cc-by","attribution":"(c) Алёна Осипова, some rights reserved (CC BY)","fetchedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},"evidence":[{"source":"firesmart-bc","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"FireSmart-approved fire-resistant plant","claims":"Flagged by FireSmart BC as needing more research.","url":"https://firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-hub/fire-resistant-plants/","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"ak-dof-fire-resistant-vegetation-2005","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"Following are a few of the plants that may be used in firewise landscapes in Alaska if placed and maintained appropriately.","claims":"Listed as Amur chokecherry — Prunus maackii; the source conditions these examples on appropriate placement and maintenance.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"Trees","scheme":"Alaska DNR brochure sections"},"edition":"April 2005","url":"https://forestry.alaska.gov/Assets/pdfs/community/publications/05FireResistVeg.pdf","documentDate":"2005-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"mixed-evidence","ratingReason":"limited-evidence","recommendation":"candidate","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"GBIF sinks P. maackii into P. glandulifolia; kept under its horticultural name, keyed to its own usage record. Photo auto-selected (top-voted iNat); human review pending."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":["WA","OR","ID"],"nativeStates":[],"rangeAssertions":[{"relation":"documented-occurrence","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["ID","OR","WA"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"}],"usdaZoneMin":null,"usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"none","assertions":[]},"invasiveIn":[{"state":"AK","status":"invasive-reported","source":"us-riis"}],"statusAssertions":[{"status":"invasive","channel":"ecological","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","regions":["AK"]},"source":"us-riis-v2","sourceRecordId":"USRIIS-AK-Plantae5839","sourceVersion":"2.0 (November 2022)","asOf":"2022-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","sourceModified":"2020-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","sourceTaxon":{"name":"Prunus maackii","rank":"species","rawRank":"Species"},"sourceDesignation":{"code":"D2","label":"invasive (category D2)"},"associatedReferences":["Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) (2021), https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/invasive-species/non-native-plant-species-list"],"taxonProjection":{"basis":"exact-taxon","notes":"exact source identifier, rank, family, and scientific/accepted name"},"provenance":"cited"}],"fireEvidenceClass":"mixed-evidence","recommendation":"candidate","fireSourceScopes":[{"source":"ak-dof-fire-resistant-vegetation-2005","sourceName":"Protect Your Home from Wildfire — Fire Resistant Vegetation and Landscaping","sourceUrl":"https://forestry.alaska.gov/Assets/pdfs/community/publications/05FireResistVeg.pdf","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["AK"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"Alaska Division of Forestry opens with the wildfire threat to Alaskans and publishes Alaska firewise-landscape examples. FireApproved publishes 58 exact source owners from its 60 taxon entries and holds the taxon-free fern label. State publication scope does not establish suitability for every Alaska climate, site, or home-ignition-zone placement.","sourceVersion":"Alaska-DOF-Fire-Resistant-Vegetation-2005-04-27","asOf":"2005-04-27T00:00:00.000Z"}],"firePerformanceConditions":[],"maintenanceAssertions":[],"maintenanceConditions":null,"regulatoryReviews":{},"seedReviews":{}},"legacyCompatibilityProjection":{"nativeStates":[],"invasiveIn":[{"state":"AK","status":"invasive-reported","source":"us-riis-v2"}]},"localAssessmentContract":"Compare each dimension separately. State noxious-weed seed designations are material-scoped and never become non-seed plant restrictions, ecological-invasive findings, nursery restrictions, alternatives, product evidence, or fire votes. Introduced/established context is not an invasive warning. Minimum-only hardiness has no inferred maximum; canonical source-temperature conversion is validated and contradictory applicable rows project no primary zone. L48 context applies only to conterminous states and is never exact-state status. Fire-performance conditions are not maintenance advice. FEIS fire-ecology context does not vote in the plant classification. Absence of a status row is not regulatory clearance."}