Not to be confused with Aronia, called chokeberries.
Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern chokecherry) in bloom
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. virginiana
Binomial name
Prunus virginiana
L.
Natural range
Synonyms[2]
List
Cerasus virginica Michx. ex hort.
Padus rubra Mill.
Padus virginiana (L.) Mill.
Padus virginiana (L.) M.Roem.
Prunus virginica Steud.
Cerasus demissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. demissa
Padus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) M.Roem., syn of var. demissa
Prunus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Walp., syn of var. demissa
Padus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Shafer, syn of var. melanocarpa
Prunus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Rydb., syn of var. melanocarpa
Padus valida Wooton & Standl
Prunus valida (Wooton & Standl.) Rydb.
Prunus virginalis Wender.
Prunus arguta Bigel. ex M. Roem.
Prunus canadensis Marshall
Prunus densiflora Steud.
Prunus duerinckii Walp.
Prunus dumosa Salisb.
Prunus fimbriata Steud.
Prunus micrantha Steud.
Prunus montana Hort. ex C. Koch
Prunus obovata Bigel.
Prunus rubra Ait.
Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry,[3]chokecherry,[3]Virginia bird cherry,[3] and western chokecherry[3] (also black chokecherry for P. virginiana var. demissa),[3] is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America.
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Prunus virginiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T64133468A135957714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T64133468A135957714.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^"Prunus virginiana". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Retrieved January 27, 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ abcde"Prunus virginiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
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chokecherry (P. virginiana); chokecherry, however, tends to be shorter (a shrub or small tree) and has smaller, less glossy leaves. Prunus serotina is a...
Physostegia virginiana, obedient plant or false dragonhead Pinus virginiana, Virginia pine Prunusvirginiana, bitter-berry or chokecherry Quercus virginiana, southern...
chokecherries, the common name for Prunusvirginiana. Further adding to the ambiguity, a variety of Prunusvirginiana is melanocarpa, and readily confused...
to include the species of modern Prunus—Amygdalus, Cerasus, Prunus, and Padus—but simplified it to Amygdalus and Prunus in 1758. Since then, the various...
are two varieties: European bird cherry Prunus padus var. padus, Europe and western Asia. Asian bird cherry Prunus padus var. commutata, eastern Asia. The...
and California in the United States. The larvae feed on Prunus melanocarpa and Prunusvirginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Global Taxonomic...
the volcano. The name capulin comes from a type of choke cherry, Prunusvirginiana, that is native to North America. Apollo 16's John Young and Charlie...
prolonged administration of cyanide, thiocyanate and chokecherry (Prunusvirginiana) to goats". Journal of Applied Toxicology. 28 (3): 356–63. doi:10...
February and from May to July. The larvae feed on Prunus dumosa, Prunus fremontii, Prunusvirginiana and Betula species. Wikispecies has information related...
been recorded on wing from March to November. The larvae feed on Prunusvirginiana, Betula (including Betula nana and Betula papyrifera) and Salix species...
and Rosa species, as well as Betula papyrifera, Comptonia peregrina Prunusvirginiana, Populus tremuloides and Arctostaphylos manzanita. Wikimedia Commons...
The larvae feed under the bark of rotting logs of Prunusvirginiana, Quercus species and Prunus persica. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Promalactis...
(Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa), and chokecherries or "ti'ms" (Prunusvirginiana var. melanocarpa). Nez Perce textiles were made primarily from dogbane...
(including Malus domestica and Malus sylvestris), Prunus species (including Prunus avium and Prunusvirginiana), Sorbus species, Populus species (including...
of Prunus cerasus. It can also refer to: Prunus cerasoides Prunus pseudocerasus Syzygium corynanthum, a common Australian tree Dwarf cherry Prunus emarginata...
androsaemifolium), pasture rose (Rosa carolina), and chokecherry (Prunusvirginiana) for nest construction. Females who lay eggs on milkweed have higher...
by Chittenden in 1904. It is known from North America. It feeds on Prunusvirginiana. BioLib.cz - Oberea ulmicola. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. v t e...
(Diospyros virginiana; Ebenaceae): traditional for desserts and as dried fruit American plum (Prunus americana; Rosaceae) Beach plum (Prunus maritima;...
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