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

Varieties

Prunus avium var. avium

Prunus avium var. duracina

Prunus avium var. juliana

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, whose fruits are acidic at maturity, while those of P. avium are sweet.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• P. avium var. avium (L.) L., 1755, P;
• P. avium var. duracina (L.) L., 1771: Cultivar group ‘Bigarreau’, firm flesh, M;
• P. avium var. juliana (L.) Thuill., 1799: Cultivar group ‘Guigne’, soft flesh, M.

Photographs

Scans

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.