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Prunus mahaleb L.
Mahaleb cherry

       
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Photo of Prunus mahaleb L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Germany. Usage Requirements.
 
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Prunus mahaleb L.

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Synonyms:
Prunus mahaleb L.

  CEMA16 Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill.
 

Distribution:
Prunus mahaleb L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Prunus mahaleb L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus
 

Classification:
Prunus mahaleb L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Prunus L. – plum
Species Prunus mahaleb L. – Mahaleb cherry
 

Introduced Information:
Prunus mahaleb L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Prunus mahaleb L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24789.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Prunus mahaleb L.

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: Plant Invaders of Natural Areas

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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