*Prunus laurocerasus Linnaeus. Subgenus: Laurocerasus. 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 GA 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA9, K4, POWO
Links to other floras: = Prunus laurocerasus - FNA9
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