Prunus avium

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Prunus
Species:	Prunus avium (L.) L.
Common Name	Sweet Cherry; Bing Cherry; Bird Cherry
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Type: Stonefruit; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Cerasus avium	Cerasus avium Moench
Prunus cerasus var. avium	Prunus cerasus var. avium L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Martin (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trimble (KY), Carter (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1960 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100632007	Franklin	Kentucky	15 Apr 1983	Steven Rice FR-636	EKY Prunus avium
31234100632049	Rockcastle	Kentucky	29 Apr 1968	Dolores Reppert	EKY Prunus avium
TENN-V-0120753	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Prunus avium
HTTU019861	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Prunus avium
TENN-V-0120757	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Prunus avium
UCHT015805	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus avium
UOS05561	Franklin	Tennessee	08 Apr 2009	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Prunus avium
UCHT015808	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Prunus avium
31973000018410	Martin	Kentucky			KNK Prunus avium
APSC0095734	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Prunus avium
MTSU007906	Davidson	Tennessee	03 Apr 1986	Monteia Moore 15	MTSU Prunus avium
BEREA019991	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Prunus avium
ETSU008736	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus avium
31234100739299	Madison	Kentucky	18 Apr 1996	Ronald L. Jones 7743	EKY Prunus avium
31234100632031	Madison	Kentucky	04 Jun 1994	Gary W. Libby Ob-853	EKY Prunus avium
BEREA019994	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Prunus avium
TENN-V-0120754	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Prunus avium
MTSU007907	Rutherford	Tennessee	22 Oct 1979	James Michael Ary 64	MTSU Prunus avium
MTSU007908	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 Oct 1981	Pat Hayes 103	MTSU Prunus avium
MTSU007909	Rutherford	Tennessee		67	MTSU Prunus avium
BEREA019993	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Prunus avium
TENN-V-0120756	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Prunus avium
ETSU032217	Washington	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Prunus avium
31234100632015	Garrard	Kentucky	09 Apr 2010	W. W. Overbeck 231	EKY Prunus avium
31234100632023	Madison	Kentucky	16 Apr 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-231	EKY Prunus avium
BEREA019992	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Prunus avium
TENN-V-0120755	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Prunus avium
APSC0096160	Trimble	Kentucky			APSC Prunus avium
UOS05560	Franklin	Tennessee	03 Apr 2006	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Prunus avium
ETSU035313	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Prunus avium
MEM003506	Fayette	Kentucky	04 Oct 1960	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 2664	MEM Prunus avium

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