Genus = Prunus,
Displaying matches 1 - 12 of 12.
(= Prunus americana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Shrub or small tree, 1-10 m. tall, some of the branches sharp-pointed, the bark deep brownish-purple.
Distribution: Northeast Canada and United States, occasionally west to Montana and Utah; rare in Washington.
Habitat: Along watercourses, and on open or wooded, moist or dry areas from the plains into the lower mountains.
(= Prunus avium in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous tree with peeling red-brown bark, to 25 m. tall.
Distribution: Introduced in much of the United States
Habitat: Yards and cherry orchards, occasionally escaping
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, glabrous and spineless shrub or small tree with glossy, green twigs.
Distribution: Introduced and escaped, mostly in Western Washington, but also in southeast Washington.
Habitat: Open, disturbed areas.
(= Prunus domestica in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Idaho and Utah; in scattered locations of central and northeastern U.S.
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, forest openings, abandoned homesteads, and other disturbed areas.
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Escaped from cultivation sporadically in western North America. Native to Asia.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, riparian zones.
(= Prunus emarginata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, straggly shrubs to erect, spreading trees 15 m. tall, the bark deep reddish-purple on the young twigs.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist woods or somewhat moist places in shrub-steppe, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Prunus laurocerasus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Tall, evergreen shrub with green twigs and alternate leaves.
Distribution: Introduced ornamental, occasionally escaping west of the Cascades in Washington.
Habitat: Waste areas.
(= Prunus mahaleb in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading tree to 10 m. tall, the twigs pubescent, the bark grayish-red.
Distribution: Introduced species used as budding stock for cherries, sometimes escaping.
Habitat: Disturbed soil.
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Introduced in Alaska and in Pennsylvania and a few neighboring states in eastern United States
Habitat: Ornamental, occasionally escapes
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Southwestern B.C through Puget Trough of Washington.
Habitat: Low elevations in forests or forest edges, or disturbed areas, typically where both parent species are present.
(= Prunus spinosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, rigid, thorny shrub, 1-4 m. tall, often forming dense thickets; twigs blackish, often downy when young.
Distribution: Introduced and escaping in southeast Washington and adjacent Idaho, also in western Oregon.
Habitat: Moist draws and hillsides.
(= Prunus virginiana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, erect shrubs or small trees, 1-5 m. tall, the bark purplish-gray.
Distribution: Alaska, Canada and much of the United States
Habitat: Foothills and lowlands, more common in drier areas
