NameThatPlant.net: Prunus avium

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Read more about Mazzard Cherry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Prunus avium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Prunus avium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-007:

Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Prunus avium

COMMON NAME:
Mazzard Cherry, Sweet Cherry, Bing Cherry

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image of Prunus avium, Mazzard Cherry, Sweet Cherry, Bing Cherry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_prav_001_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Prunus avium

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Prunus avium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-22-007:
Prunus avium FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Prunus avium

1159

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic and dry-mesic forests, old fields, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Rare

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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Many stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer
Red/Blackish-purple
Drupe

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