*Prunus avium Linnaeus. Subgenus: Cerasus. Common name: Sweet Cherry, Mazzard Cherry, Bing Cherry. Phenology: Mar-May; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Mesic and dry-mesic forests, old fields, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA9, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Cerasus avium (L.) Moench. Basionym: Prunus avium L. 1755
Links to other floras: = Prunus avium - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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