Blooms: April-June
Habit: tree,shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
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.
Habit: tree,shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
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.
Species Description:
General: Deciduous, straggly shrubs to erect, spreading trees 15 m. tall, the bark deep reddish-purple on the young twigs.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, the blades elliptic to oblong or obovate, finely serrate, 3-8 cm. long, with petioles 5-12 mm. long.
Flowers: Inflorescence a few-flowered, flat-topped raceme; calyx cup-shaped, the 5 oblong-lanceolate lobes 2.5-3.5 mm. long; petals 5, white, obovate, 5-7 mm. long, pubescent on the lower surface; stamens about 20; pistil 1.
Fruits: Drupe dark red to nearly black, 8-12 mm. long, very bitter.
General: Deciduous, straggly shrubs to erect, spreading trees 15 m. tall, the bark deep reddish-purple on the young twigs.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, the blades elliptic to oblong or obovate, finely serrate, 3-8 cm. long, with petioles 5-12 mm. long.
Flowers: Inflorescence a few-flowered, flat-topped raceme; calyx cup-shaped, the 5 oblong-lanceolate lobes 2.5-3.5 mm. long; petals 5, white, obovate, 5-7 mm. long, pubescent on the lower surface; stamens about 20; pistil 1.
Fruits: Drupe dark red to nearly black, 8-12 mm. long, very bitter.
Accepted Name:
Prunus emarginata (Douglas) EatonSynonyms:
Cerasus erecta Presl.
Cerasus mollis Dougl. Ex Hook.
Cerasus prunifolia Greene
Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. var. crenulata (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. var. emarginata
Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr. var. mollis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Brewer
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Prunus emarginata
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Prunus emarginata specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Prunus emarginata specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Prunus emarginata treatment.
E-Flora BC: Prunus emarginata atlas page.
CalPhotos: Prunus emarginata images.
USDA Plants Database: Prunus emarginata.
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