Prunus avium (L.) L., 1755

Common names

🇬🇧 Wild Cherry
🇫🇷 Prunier merisier, Cerisier

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Amygdaleae
Genus: Prunus
Species: Prunus avium

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with P. cerasus L., 1753, which has denticulate sepals, while P. avium has entire sepals.

Photographs

img/prunus-avium.webp — Prunus avium

img/prunus-avium-2.webp — Prunus avium

img/prunus-avium-3.webp — Prunus avium

img/prunus-avium-4.webp — Prunus avium - Leaves

Scans

img/prunus-avium-5.webp — Leaves of Prunus avium

Sources

Eliáš, P., Magos Brehm, J., Asdal, Å., Draper Munt, D., & Kik, C. (2011). Prunus avium (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172064/6817789
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 994). Biotope.