Prunus cerasus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusPrunus
Species:Prunus cerasus L.
Common NameSour Cherry
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; 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 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
StatusNative; 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
  • 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

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Bourbon (KY), Clark (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Hart (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Oldham (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Simpson (KY), Trigg (KY), Davidson (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Oldham Kentucky 11 Apr 1968 Harry H. Woodward
1332		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632221 Powell Kentucky 09 Jul 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7449		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632197 Franklin Kentucky 10 Jun 1981 Hal Bryan
Fr-287		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100850252 Powell Kentucky 24 Apr 1989 Ross C. Clark
22183		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632163 Clark Kentucky 17 Apr 1994 L. A. Lisle
10		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632239 Robertson Kentucky 15 May 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
6960		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632171 Bourbon Kentucky 09 Oct 1994 Timothy J. Weckman
1144		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632213 Perry Kentucky 29 Jun 1986 Earlis Thornsberry
119		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100632189 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25219		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
31234100781762 Powell Kentucky 15 Apr 2018 Thomas McFadden
846		 EKY
Prunus cerasus
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 08 Apr 2012 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Prunus cerasus
TENN-V-0120765 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Prunus cerasus
TENN-V-0120764 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Prunus cerasus
UCHT015831 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Prunus cerasus
UCHT015819 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Prunus cerasus
APSC0010039 Lyon Kentucky 08 Apr 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-40		 APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0010037 Trigg Kentucky 04 Apr 1987 Edward W. Chester
87-36		 APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0096559 Hart Kentucky
APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0096558 Simpson Kentucky
APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0010038 Lyon Kentucky 26 May 1987 Edward W. Chester
87-250		 APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0010035 Marion Tennessee 02 May 1941 A.J. Sharp
1396		 APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0077040 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Prunus cerasus
APSC0010036 Trigg Kentucky 19 May 1987 Edward W. Chester
87-36		 APSC
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015032 Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015033 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015031 Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015030 Pickett Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015035 Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
HTTU015034 Williamson Tennessee
HTTU
Prunus cerasus
MTSU007923 Hamilton Tennessee 21 Apr 2007 Kathryn Richards
37		 MTSU
Prunus cerasus
MTSU007926 Hamilton Tennessee 21 Apr 2007 Brandon Richards
36		 MTSU
Prunus cerasus
MTSU007925 Grundy Tennessee June 20 V. Francis
 MTSU
Prunus cerasus
MTSU007924 Davidson Tennessee 30 Mar 1986 Ramona Winters
33		 MTSU
Prunus cerasus
MEM006248 Shelby Tennessee 25 Mar 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
39		 MEM
Prunus cerasus
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