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not marked as a favorite taxon *Prunus laurocerasus Linnaeus. Common name: Eurasian Laurel Cherry. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Planted in our area in landscaping, rarely escaped in suburban woodlands. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean e. Europe and w. Asia. Reported for Georgia Piedmont by Zomlefer et al. (2018). Reported for Virginia (Arlington County and City of Alexandria) (R.H. Simmons, pers.comm., 2024). Planted widely in the region and to be expected elsewhere.

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Subgenus: Laurocerasus.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA9, K4, POWO. Basionym: Prunus laurocerasus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Prunus laurocerasus - FNA9

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image #1 of Prunus laurocerasus© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Prunus laurocerasus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Prunus laurocerasus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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