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Prunus virginiana var. virginiana


Taxonomy

Family:

Rosaceae (rose)

 

Subfamily:

Maloideae (=Spiraeoideae)

 

No Rank:

Amygdaleae

 

Genus:

Prunus

 

Subgenus:

Cerasus (cherries)

 

Section:

Laurocerasus


Nativity

Native

Status

Common and widespread

Habitat

Forest openings and interiors, thickets, old fields, roadsides. Full to partial sun.

Flowering

May to June

Flower Color

White

Height

7 to 16


Identification

 

 
Similar
Species

 


Range Range Map   Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8.
 
Sightings

Avon Hills Forest SNA
North Unit

Blanket Flower Prairie SNA

Blue Devil Valley SNA

Bunker Hills Regional Park

Cannon Wilderness Woods

Carver Park Reserve

Chamberlain Woods SNA

Chimney Rock SNA

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Gneiss Outcrops SNA

Hardscrabble Woods/MG Tusler
Sanctuary

Hayes Lake State Park

Iron Horse Prairie SNA

John A. Latsch State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park

Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Morton Outcrops SNA

Old Mill State Park

Oronoco Prairie SNA

Philip J. Englund Ecotone

Pigeon River Cliffs

Prairie Creek Woods SNA

Rice Lake Savanna SNA

River Terrace Prairie SNA

Sakatah Lake State Park

Twin Lakes SNA

Uncas Dunes SNA

Wild Indigo Prairie SNA

Wild River State Park

Zumbro Falls Woods SNA


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Plant chokecherry            
               
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Leaves chokecherry   chokecherry        
               
Stem chokecherry   chokecherry        

Synonyms

Padus nana

Padus virginiana

 
Common
Names

chokecherry

common chokecherry


 

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