Prunus virginiana

Not to be confused with Aronia, called chokeberries.

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern chokecherry) in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. virginiana
Binomial name
Prunus virginiana
Natural range
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cerasus virginica Michx. ex hort.
    • Padus rubra Mill.
    • Padus virginiana (L.) Mill.
    • Padus virginiana (L.) M.Roem.
    • Prunus virginica Steud.
    • Cerasus demissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. demissa
    • Padus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) M.Roem., syn of var. demissa
    • Prunus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Walp., syn of var. demissa
    • Padus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Shafer, syn of var. melanocarpa
    • Prunus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Rydb., syn of var. melanocarpa
    • Padus valida Wooton & Standl
    • Prunus valida (Wooton & Standl.) Rydb.
    • Prunus virginalis Wender.
    • Prunus arguta Bigel. ex M. Roem.
    • Prunus canadensis Marshall
    • Prunus densiflora Steud.
    • Prunus duerinckii Walp.
    • Prunus dumosa Salisb.
    • Prunus fimbriata Steud.
    • Prunus micrantha Steud.
    • Prunus montana Hort. ex C. Koch
    • Prunus obovata Bigel.
    • Prunus rubra Ait.

Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry,[3] chokecherry,[3] Virginia bird cherry,[3] and western chokecherry[3] (also black chokecherry for P. virginiana var. demissa),[3] is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Prunus virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T64133468A135957714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T64133468A135957714.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Prunus virginiana". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Retrieved January 27, 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ a b c d e "Prunus virginiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 28, 2013.