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Prunus avium

(L.) L.

Sweet Cherry

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137270

Element CodePDROS1C060

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPrunus

Other Common Names

Cerisier des oiseaux (FR) Mazzard Cherry (EN) sweet cherry (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Lochsa Slope	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	117,662

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Larch	Mt. Hood National Forest	12,961
Walla Walla River	Umatilla National Forest	34,416

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Backbone	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	1,201

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.