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Prunus cerasus L.
sour cherry

       
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Line Drawing of Prunus cerasus L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 327. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prunus cerasus L.

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Distribution:
Prunus cerasus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus cerasus L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
 

Classification:
Prunus cerasus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Prunus L. – plum
Species Prunus cerasus L. – sour cherry
 

Introduced Information:
Prunus cerasus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Prunus cerasus L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
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Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Prunus cerasus L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24773.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Prunus cerasus L.

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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