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Latin name	Prunus acutissima Urb.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	acute almond?
French name	amandier? de montagne; amandier-montagne
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Latin name	Prunus alabamensis C.Mohr
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Mississippi to North Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M
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Synonym	Padus alabamensis (C.Mohr) Small Padus australis Baedle Padus cuthbertii Small Prunus australis Beadle Prunus cuthbertii Small Prunus hirsutus Elliott Prunus serotina ssp. hirsuta (Elliott) McVaugh Prunus serotina var. alabamensis (C.Mohr) Little
English name	Alabama cherry; Alabama black cherry, Alabama chokecherry, Beadle chokecherry, southeastern black cherry
French name	cerisier d'Alabama
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Latin name	Prunus alleghaniensis Porter
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Michigan to Massachusetts to Tennessee and North Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	[hyg?] [mes?]
Use	ex fd fr
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English name	Allegheny plum; Alleghany plum, Alleghany-plum, Allegheny sloe, northern sloe, sloe, sloe plum
French name	prunier des Alleghanys
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Latin name	Prunus americana Marshall
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	M North America (Canada: S Saskatchewan to S Ontario; USA: Montana to Maine, Arizona to Florida, except Texas)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	fd (jellies) fr pl (ornamental) sa (protection against erosion) tx (bark, leaves and fruits stone release cyanhydric acid in the stomach)
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English name	American plum; American red plum, American wild plum, brown plum, plum; red plum, river plum, wild plum (Canada); yellow plum
French name	prunier d'Amérique; guignier; prune de la Gallissonnière (Canada); prunier (Haiti); prunier américain, prunier de la Gallissonnière (Canada); prunier sauvage
Spanish name	ciruela
Other name	Amerikapflaume (german); armellino (italian)
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Latin name	Prunus angustifolia Marshall
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	M North America (USA: California, Colorado to New Hampshire, New Mexico to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Use	fd (fruits) fr pl (cultivated for fruits) sa
Synonym	Prunus chicasa Michx.
English name	Chickasaw plum; sand plum
French name	prunier des Chicasaw
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Latin name	Prunus annularis Koehne
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	ringshaped plum
French name	prunier annulaire
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Latin name	Prunus brachybotrya Zucc.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Laurocerasus mexicana Roem. Prunus laurifolia Schltdl. Prunus prionophylla Standl. Prunus schiedeana Steud.
English name	shortclustered cherry
French name	cerisier à grappes courtes
Spanish name	aguacatero, aguacatillo, capulincillo, cerezo montés, duraznillo, eucos, pajarito; sapuyulo negro (El Salvador); ucoss, zarzafrás
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Latin name	Prunus caroliniana (Mill.) Aiton
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	M SE North America (USA: California, Texas to North Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	fr pl tx (autumn leaves to mammals, fruits to humans)
Synonym	Cerasus caroliniana Michx. Laurocerasus caroliniana (Mill.) M.Roem. Padus caroliniana Mill.
English name	Carolina cherry; American mock orange, Carolina laurelcherry, cherry-laurel, laurel cherry, mock-orange; wild orange (USA); wild-peach
French name	cerisier du Mississippi; prunier du Mississippi
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Latin name	Prunus cornifolia Koehne
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	hornedleaf plum
French name	prunier corniculé
Spanish name	zapotillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) Walp.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	NW MW MC North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington to Montana, California to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->mes
Use	fd (fruits) fr (birds, bears and littles rodents eat the fruits) fw ma(ob) (the Amerindian used the bark to make baskets, ropes and to reinforce bows, arows, pipes, bandage) sa ti
Synonym	Cerasus emarginata Douglas ex Hook. Prunus emarginata Douglas ex Eaton
English name	bitter cherry; bird cherry, quinine cherry, western wild cherry, wild cherry
French name	cerisier amer
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Latin name	Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) Walp. var. emarginata
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: Washington to Montana, California to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
Height	M?
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Synonym	Cerasus crenulata Greene Prunus crenulata (Greene) Tidestr. Prunus emarginata var. crenulata (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
English name	typical bitter cherry
French name	cerisier amer typique
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Latin name	Prunus emarginata var. mollis (Douglas ex Hook.) Brewer
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington, Oregon)
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	M
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Synonym	Cerasus mollis Douglas ex Hook. Prunus emarginata ssp. mollis (Hook.) E.Murray Prunus emarginatus var. villosa Sudw. Prunus mollis Walp. non Torr. Prunus prunifolia (Greene) Shafer
English name	soft bitter cherry
French name	cerisier amer soyeux
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Latin name	Prunus fortunensis McPherson
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Fortuna plum?
French name	prunier? de Fortuna
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Latin name	Prunus fremontii S.Watson
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: South California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel? xer?
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Synonym	Amygdalus fremonti Abrams Emplectocladus fremontii (S.Watson) Dayton
English name	Fremont apricot; desert apricot, Fremont peachbrush
French name	abricotier de Frémont
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Latin name	Prunus guatemalensis I.M.Johnst.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Guatemala plum?
French name	prunier? du Guatemala
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Latin name	Prunus hortulana L.H.Bailey
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Nebraska to Texas to Delaware)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Use	fd (fruits) fr pl
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English name	hortulan plum; miner plum, wild goose plum, wild plum, wildgoose plum p.p.
French name	prunier hortulan
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Latin name	Prunus hortulana var. pubens Sarg.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC North America (USA: Missouri)
North America distribution zone	MC
Height	S?
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English name	Missouri hortulan plum
French name	prunier hortulan pubescent
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Latin name	Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.) Walp.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: C and S California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	fr pl
Synonym	Cerasus ilicifolia Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn. Laurocerasus ilicifolia (Nutt.) M.Roem. Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D.Dietr.
English name	hollyleaf cherry; evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry; islay, mountain evergreen cherry, Spanish wild cherry (USA); wild cherry
French name	cerisier à feuilles de houx
Spanish name	islay, yslay (Mexico
Other name	Stechpalmenblättriger Kirschbaum (german); ciliegio a foglie d'agrifoglio (italian)
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Latin name	Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.) Walp. ssp. ilicifolia
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: C and S California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
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English name	typical hollyleaf cherry
French name	cerisier à feuilles de houx typique
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Latin name	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii (Eastw.) P.H.Raven
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: Channel Islands of California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Use	fd
Synonym	Cerasus lyonii Eastw. Laurocerasus integrifolia C.K.Schneid. Laurocerasus lyonii (Eastw.) Britton Prunus integrifolia Sarg. Prunus lyonii (Eastw.) Sarg.
English name	Catalina hollyleaf cherry; Catalina cherry
French name	cerisier à feuilles de houx de Catalina; cerisier Catalina
Spanish name	almendro, juba (Cuba)
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Latin name	Prunus matudai Lundell
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Matuda plum?
French name	prunier? de Matuda
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Latin name	Prunus mexicana S.Watson
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	NW MC ME SC North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: South Dakota to Texas to North Carolina; Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	NW MC ME SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Use	fd fr pl
Synonym	Prunus americana var. lanata Sudw. Prunus arkansana Sarg. Prunus lanata (Sudw.) Mack. & Bush Prunus mexicana var. flutonensis (Sarg.) Sarg. Prunus mexicana var. polyandra (Sarg.) Sarg. Prunus pensylvanica var. mollis (Douglas) B.Boivin
English name	Mexican plum; bigtree plum, inch plum
French name	prunier du Mexique
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Latin name	Prunus munsoniana W.Wight & Hedrick
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Kansas to Virginia to Texas)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Use	fd (fruits) fr pl
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English name	wildgoose plum; Munson plum, wild goose plum
French name	prunier des oies sauvages
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Latin name	Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel sci hyg calc
Use	dr (bark, leaves and fruits decoction taken orally for asthma and cough, flower and leaves infusion taken orally for cold, seed syrup with sugar taken orally for phlegm and cough) fd ti
Synonym	Celastrus myrtifolius L. Cerasus sphaerocapus Loisel. Laurocerasus myrtifolia (L.) Britton Laurocerasus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Laurocerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) Roem. Prunus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Prunus sphaerocarpa Sw.
English name	myrtle cherry; ants-wood, cassada-wood (Jamaica); cherry-laurel (Bahamas, USA); laurelcherry; myrtle laurelcherry (Bahamas); West Indian cherry; West Indian laurel-cherry (Bahamas); West Indies cherry; wild cassada (Jamaica)
French name	cerisier à petites feuilles; armandier à petites feuilles (Haiti); armandier des bois (Martinique); la mandit (Haiti); laurier-cerise; le mongier, mandit, mongier (Haiti); noyau (Guadeloupe); prunier à feuilles de laurier
Spanish name	almendrito (Dominican Republic); almendro (Venezuela); amendrillo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); cuajaní hembra, cuajanincillo (Cuba); membrillito, membrillo, palo de hacha (Dominican Republic)
Other name	duraznero de monte (Brazil); lamandi, lamandye ti féy, mangiye (creole, Haiti); marmelo bravo, marmelo do matto, virarú (Brazil)
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Latin name	Prunus nigra Aiton
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Manitoba to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine to Illinois)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel sci mes calc
Use	fd (fruits) fr (fruits) pl (ornamental) tx (stones eaten in a great quantity)
Synonym	Prunus americana var. nigra (Aiton) Waugh Prunus americana var. mollis Torr. & A.Gray Prunus borealis Poir.
English name	Canada plum; Canadian plum; horse plum, pomegranate, red plum, wild plum (Canada)
French name	prunier noir; guignier (Canada); prunier canadien; prunier sauvage (Canada)
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Latin name	Prunus occidentalis Sw.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, West Indies) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	dr (bark, leaves and fruits decoction taken orally for asthma and cough, flower and leaves infusion taken orally for cold, seed syrup with sugar taken orally for phlegm and cough) fd ma ti
Synonym	Cerasus occidentalis Loisel. Laurocerasus occidentalis (Sw.) M.Roem.
English name	WestIndies cherry; pruan, pruantree, prune tree, prune-tree (Jamaica); West Indian laurel cherry (Puerto Rico); West-Indies laurel bery; Western cherry-laurel (Puerto Rico); WestIndies Laurelcherry
French name	cerisier à grandes feuilles; amandier, amandier à grandes feuilles (Haiti); amandier noyeau (Dominica)
Spanish name	almendrillo (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); almendrito (Dominican Republic); almendro (Cuba, Dominican Republic); almendro almendrito, almendro macho, almendrón membrillo, calla (Dominican Republic); cuajaní, cuajaní macho (Cuba); cucaracha membrillo (Dominican Republic); elmenacrilo, juba; yaya boba (Dominican Republic)
Other name	lamandye gran fèy (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Prunus pensylvanica L.f.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	N M North America (Canada: British Columbia to Newfoundland; USA: Montana to Maine, Colorado to South Dakota to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	NW NC NE MW MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer->mes
Use	dr fd fr fw ma pl (ornamental) [pp] sa (soil stabilisation) tx (interior bark, leaves, stones)
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English name	pin cherry; bird cherry, bird-cherry (Canada); cherry tree; fire cherry, fire-cherry (Canada); hay cherry, northern pin cherry, pigeon cherry; pin-cherry, red cherry (Canada); wild cherry; wild red cherry (Canada)
French name	cerisier de Pennsylvanie; arbre à petites merises, cerises d'été, cerisier d'été, cerisier rouge, merise, merisier, petit merisier (Canada); prunier de Pennsylvanie
Spanish name	cerezo de Pensilvania
Other name	Pennsylvanische Pflaume (german); pruno della Pensilvania (italian)
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Latin name	Prunus pensylvanica L.f. var. pensylvanica
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	N M North America (Canada: British Columbia to Newfoundland; USA: Montana to Maine, Colorado to South Dakota to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	NW NC NE MW MC ME
Height	M?
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Synonym	Cerasus pensylvanica (L.f.) Loisel.
English name	typical pin cherry
French name	cerisier de Pennsylvanie typique
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Latin name	Prunus pleuradenia Griseb.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	dr ti
Synonym	Prunus dussii Krug & Urb.
English name	glandular cherry
French name	cerisier glanduleux; bois noyau (Lesser Antilles); bois-noyau, laurier-cerise (Guadeloupe, Martinique); noyau de France (Lesser Antilles); noyau-France (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
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Latin name	Prunus salasii Standl.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	Salas cherry; Salas laurelcherry
French name	cerisier de Salas
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