Indian Plum                                                          The Rose Family–Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook & Arn.) Landon (ohm-LAIR-ee-uh  sir-ASS-ih-form-iss) Names: The genus is named after Augustus Gottlieb Oemler (1773-1852), a German naturalist from Savannah, Georgia, who was the first to collect the species.  Cerasiformis means cherry-shaped.  The species is also known as Osmaronia cerasiformis or … Continue reading Indian Plum, Oemleria cerasiformis