Prunus avium (L.) L.

Locations ofPrunus avium (L.) L. in Virginia

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Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Prunus avium (L.) L.
Common Name
Sweet Cherry, Bird Cherry
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Prunus avium (L.) L.
Comments
Habitat
Mesic and dry-mesic (occasionally dry) upland forests, old fields, and fencerows; a shade-tolerant and thoroughly naturalized European introduction. Frequent in the n. mountains and n. Piedmont; infrequent elsewhere in those provinces and rare in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Introduced

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