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Prunus virginiana var. demissa
Common chokecherry 
Image © 2007, G. D. Carr
Image © 2007, G. D. Carr
Blooms: May - Early July
Habit: tree,shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Accepted Name:
Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.
Synonyms:
Cerasus demissa Nutt.
Padus demissa Roem.
Padus virginiana var. demissa (Schneider) Torr.
Prunus virginiana L. ssp. demissa (Nutt.) Taylor & MacBryde
Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torrey

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Prunus virginiana var. demissa
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Prunus virginiana var. demissa specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Prunus virginiana var. demissa specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Prunus virginiana var. demissa treatment.

E-Flora BC: Prunus virginiana var. demissa atlas page.

CalPhotos: Prunus virginiana var. demissa images.

USDA Plants Database: Prunus virginiana var. demissa.
Additional photographs of Prunus virginiana var. demissa:
(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

G. D. Carr, 2007

G. D. Carr, 2007

G. D. Carr, 2007

G. D. Carr, 2007

Paul Slichter, 2006
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