PLANTS Profile for Prunus mahaleb (Mahaleb cherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Prunus mahaleb L.
Mahaleb cherry


Symbol:		PRMA
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Rosaceae
Growth Habit:		Tree Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Plant Images:
Prunus mahaleb L.

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Plant Synonyms:
Prunus mahaleb L.

	Symbol	Scientific Name	Characteristics	FactSheets	Plant Guides
	CEMA16	Cerasus mahaleb (L.) Miller

Plant Distribution by State:
Prunus mahaleb L.

State Distributional Map for Prunus mahaleb L.

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Prunus mahaleb L. occures in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Related Taxa:
Prunus mahaleb L.

View 71 genera in Rosaceae, 61 species in Prunus

Classification:
Prunus mahaleb L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae –
Order	Rosales –
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Prunus L. – plum
Species	Prunus mahaleb L. – Mahaleb cherry

Introduced Information:
Prunus mahaleb L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Prunus mahaleb L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24789.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Related Web Sites:
Prunus mahaleb L.

Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: Plant Invaders of Natural Areas

Time Generated: 09/29/2006 07:06 AM MDT