*Prunus mahaleb Linnaeus. Subgenus: Cerasus. Mahaleb Cherry, Perfumed Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry, Rock Cherry. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Jul. Hab: Bluffs, glades, stream banks, fencerows, disturbed forests, old fields, pastures, roadsides, old homesites, and other disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, FNA9, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Mill.
Heliophily: 6
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