Prunus avium

Sweet Cherry

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Species group: Plants

Data Sources

Classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Phylum:

Anthophyta

Class:

Dicotyledoneae

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Prunus

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Comprehensive Description
Distribution
Morphology
Diagnostic Description
Habitat
Associations
Molecular Biology
Conservation Status

Comprehensive Description

Miscellaneous Details

"Notes: Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Eurasia"

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Distribution

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

Cerasus avium (L.) Moench:
China (Asia)

Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.

References:

Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2003. Fl. China 9: 1–496. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.

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Missouri Botanical Garden

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Localities documented in Tropicos sources

Prunus avium (L.) L.:
Canada (North America)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
United States (North America)

Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.

References:

Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
Voss, E. G. 1985. Michigan Flora. Part II Dicots (Saururaceae-Cornaceae). Bull. Cranbrook Inst. Sci. 59. xix + 724.
Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Choripetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 2. 655 pp. In H. A. Gleason Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Man. Vasc. Fl. Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
Fernald, M. 1950. Manual (ed. 8) i–lxiv, 1–1632. American Book Co., New York.
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. Cal. Fl. 1–1681. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 432–484.

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Trees to 25 m tall, producing no root suckers. Bark blackish, splitting transversely. Branchlets grayish brown; young branchlets green, glabrous. Winter buds ovoid-ellipsoid, glabrous. Stipules linear, ca. 1 cm, margin glandular serrate. Petiole 2–7 cm, glabrous, apically with 2 nectaries; leaf blade obovate-elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 3–13 × 2–6 cm, abaxially pale green and sparsely villous, adaxially green and glabrous, base cuneate to rounded, margin obtusely incised biserrate and teeth with a cartilaginous apical mucro, apex cuspidate to shortly acuminate; secondary veins 7–12 on either side of midvein. Inflorescences umbellate, 3-or 4-flowered; inner involucral bracts recurved at flowering; peduncle inconspicuous. Flowers opening at same time as leaves. Pedicel 2–6 cm, glabrous. Hypanthium cyathiform, ca. 5 × 4 mm, outside glabrous. Sepals long elliptic, ± as long as hypanthium, recurved after anthesis, margin entire, apex obtuse. Petals white, obovate, apex emarginate. Stamens ca. 34. Style nearly as long as stamens, glabrous. Drupe red to purplish black, subglobose to ovoid, 1.5–2.5 cm in diam.; endocarp smooth. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Jun–Jul. 2n = 16, 24, 32.

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Diagnostic Description

Synonym

Prunus cerasus Linnaeus var. avium Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 474. 1753; Cerasus nigra Miller; P. avium (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.

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Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Cultivated mainly in Hebei, Liaoning, and Shandong [native to SW Asia and Europe].

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Associations

Foodplant / saprobe
immersed perithecium of Amphisphaeria vibratilis is saprobic on dead twig of Prunus avium
Remarks: season: 2-3

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Basidioradulum radula is saprobic on old, dead, fallen trunk of Prunus avium
Other: major host/prey

Plant / associate
fruitbody of Buchwaldoboletus lignicola is associated with rotting wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
under bark, splayed out perithecium of Calosphaeria pulchella is saprobic on dead branch of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
clustered conidioma of Foveostrama coelomycetous anamorph of Dermea cerasi is saprobic on twig of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Entoloma euchroum is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Exidia plana is saprobic on dead, fallen wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Plant / associate
fruitbody of Geastrum fimbriatum is associated with Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Hapalopilus nidulans is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Hohenbuehelia fluxilis is saprobic on dead wood of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Hyphodontia rimosissima is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Ischnoderma resinosum is saprobic on dead wood of Prunus avium
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lindtneria trachyspora is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Meripilus giganteus is saprobic on dead trunk (large) of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
cyphelloid basidiocarp of Merismodes fasciculata is saprobic on dead, attached twig of Prunus avium

Foodplant / sap sucker
Myzus cerasi sucks sap of live, distorted leaf of Prunus avium
Remarks: season: 3-7, autumn
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / feeds on
adult of Orsodacne cerasi feeds on anther of Prunus avium
Remarks: season: 4-9

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Peniophora violaceolivida is saprobic on dead bark of Prunus avium

Foodplant / pathogen
fruitbody of Phaeolus schweinitzii infects and damages live root of Prunus avium
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Phellinus ferruginosus is saprobic on dead wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
fruitbody of Phellinus torulosus parasitises live trunk (esp. base) of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Phlebia radiata is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Prunus avium
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Pholiota tuberculosa is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of Prunus avium
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
Phyllactinia mali parasitises Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
scattered, stalked apothecium of Pilatia foliorum is saprobic on leaf-litter of Prunus avium

Foodplant / parasite
Podosphaera tridactyla parasitises live Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Polyporus brumalis is saprobic on dead, still attached to fallen tree twig of Prunus avium
Remarks: season: early winter-early spring
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Postia floriformis is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed (very) trunk of Prunus avium
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Rhagoletis cerasi feeds within fruit of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Schizophyllum commune is saprobic on dead, fallen wood of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / gall
infection of Taphrina wiesneri causes gall of stem of Prunus avium

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Tapinella panuoides is saprobic on dead, decaying wood of Prunus avium
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Trametes gibbosa is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (large) of Prunus avium
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Trechispora nivea is saprobic on dead, decayed wood of Prunus avium

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Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Prunus avium

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Prunus avium

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 14
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Classification

Other Global Common Names:

Mazzard Cherry - sweet cherry

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Taxonomy:

Informal Taxonomy:

Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Rose Family

Formal Taxonomy:

Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rosales - Rosaceae - Prunus

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Global Status Last Changed:

1994-03-22

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Sweet Cherry

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Prunus avium

Sweet Cherry

Data Sources

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Miscellaneous Details

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

National Distribution

Canada

United States

Description

Synonym

Habitat & Distribution

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Barcode data: Prunus avium

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Prunus avium

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United States

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