Minnesota Seasons - chokecherry


chokecherry				More photos…
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

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Range			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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Synonyms	Padus nana Padus virginiana

Common Names	chokecherry common chokecherry