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Taxon

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Protologue Fl. Suec., ed. 2 (Linnaeus) 165. 1755IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Cerasus sylvatica--Georgia. Shio Mgvime Monastery road. 12 Jun 05. 014.jpg

Cerasus sylvatica--Georgia. Shio Mgvime Monastery road. 12 Jun 05. 014.jpg

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Prunus avium, C. Davidson 11230--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008.  090.jpg

Prunus avium, C. Davidson 11230--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 090.jpg

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Prunus avium, C. Davidson 11230--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 090 (2).jpg

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Prunus avium, C. Davidson 11230--Slovenia, Stajerska Region, Menina Planina, 19 May 2008. 090 (1).jpg

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Prunus avium--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 149.jpg

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Prunus avium--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 148.jpg

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Prunus avium-- Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 061.jpg

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Native to 37 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into 55 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 12, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Mtskheta

41.852361, 44.668556

Location Remarks

Various points along the Shio Mghvime Monastery road from Mtskheta. 623 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C. 11230

May 19, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Styria (Rače–Fram, Brezula)

46.435333, 15.675361

Location Remarks

Turnovi ribniki (small, man-made lake ca. 300 years old), near Race.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

No collection number

May 8, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Prunus

Specific Epithet

avium

Authorship

(L.) L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#126,689 of 335,497

Top 38%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Cerasus silvestris Garsault

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy