| Prunus avium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Section: | P. sect. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. avium
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus avium | |
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| Distribution map | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry,[3] sweet cherry [3] or gean[3] is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and Western Asia, from the British Isles[4] south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya.[5] The species is widely cultivated in other regions and has become naturalized in North America, New Zealand and Australia.[6][7][8]
All parts of the plant except for the ripe fruit are slightly toxic, containing cyanogenic glycosides.
- ^ Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Prunus avium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T172064A50673544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172064A50673544.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Prunus avium L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Prunus avium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ British Trees Online Archived 3 September 2000 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Den Virtuella Floran: Prunus avium (in Swedish; with map)
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia. "Prunus avium : Sweet Cherry – Atlas of Living Australia". ala.org.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Prunus avium (L.) L. sweet cherry
- ^ Flora of North America, Prunus avium (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, 1755. Sweet cherry, cerisier des oiseaux