[The Rose Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cherries, Plums and Laurels of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Prunus

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa

Sweet Cherry: Prunus avium (Synonym: Cerasus avium) - Introduced from Eurasia.

Cherry Plum: Prunus cerasifera (Synonym: Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii) - Introduced and naturalized.

Common Garden plum, Cultivated Plum, European Plum: Prunus domestica - Introduced from Eurasia, naturalized.

Bittercherry, Bitter Cherry, Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata (Synonym: Cerasus emarginata) - Native.

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis - Native.

Cherry-laurel, Cherry Laurel, Hedge Cherry Laurel, Laurel Cherry: Prunus laurocerasus (Synonym: Cerasus laurocerasus) - Introduced from Europe, spreads easily in cities and suburbs.

Blackthorn, Sloe: Prunus spinosa - Introduced from Eurasia and northern Africa, naturalized.

Klamath Plum, Western Plum: Prunus subcordata (Synonyms: Prunus subcordata var. kelloggii, Prunus subcordata var. oregana, Prunus subcordata var. subcordata) - Native.

Western Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Synonyms: Prunus demissa, Prunus demissa ssp. demissa) - Native.

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Native.


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