*Prunus cerasus Linnaeus. Subgenus: Cerasus. Sour Cherry, Pie Cherry. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Jul. Hab: Commonly cultivated, occasionally escaped to disturbed areas; fencerows, suburban forests. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Taxonomy Comments: Prunus cerasus appears to be an allotetraploid derived from hybridization of Prunus avium × fruticosa, the hybridization event estimated to have occurred more recently than 1.61 million years ago.
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA9, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Va, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Cerasus vulgaris Mill.
Heliophily: 6
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