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Bird Cherries
Padus
Prunus subg. Padus is a subgenus of Prunus flowering plants. It was originally a distinct genus. Padus is the Latin name for the Po River, and was used in reference to the plants by the Greek naturalist Theophrastus.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
black cherry
speciesPrunus serotina
chokecherry
speciesPrunus virginiana
bird cherry
speciesPrunus padus
Cherry laurel
speciesPrunus laurocerasus
Carolina laurelcherry
speciesPrunus caroliniana
hollyleaf cherry
speciesPrunus ilicifolia
Portuguese laurel
speciesPrunus lusitanica
Dark spotted cherry
speciesPrunus phaeosticta
Manchurian Cherry
speciesPrunus maackii
Prunus spinulosa
speciesPrunus spinulosa
Red stinkwood
speciesPrunus africana
Prunus zippeliana
speciesPrunus zippeliana
West Indian cherry
speciesPrunus myrtifolia
Gray's Bird Cherry
speciesPrunus grayana
Alabama Cherry
speciesPrunus alabamensis
Prunus obtusata
speciesPrunus obtusata
Prunus arborea
speciesPrunus arborea
Japanese Bird Cherry
speciesPrunus ssiori
Prunus ceylanica
speciesPrunus ceylanica
Prunus buergeriana
speciesPrunus buergeriana
Bat Laurel
speciesPrunus polystachya
Prunus subcoriacea
speciesPrunus subcoriacea
Prunus turneriana
speciesPrunus turneriana
Prunus integrifolia
speciesPrunus integrifolia
Prunus rhamnoides
speciesPrunus rhamnoides
Prunus zinggii
speciesPrunus zinggii
Prunus tetradenia
speciesPrunus tetradenia
Prunus grisea
speciesPrunus grisea
Prunus napaulensis
speciesPrunus napaulensis
Himalayan Bird Cherry
speciesPrunus cornuta
Prunus brasiliensis
speciesPrunus brasiliensis
Prunus cortapico
speciesPrunus cortapico
Wavy-Leaf Himalayan Cherry
speciesPrunus undulata
Prunus huantensis
speciesPrunus huantensis
Prunus brachybotrya
speciesPrunus brachybotrya
Prunus hypoleuca
speciesPrunus hypoleuca
Prunus hypoxantha
speciesPrunus hypoxantha
Prunus brittoniana
speciesPrunus brittoniana
Prunus javanica
speciesPrunus javanica
Prunus subglabra
speciesPrunus subglabra
Prunus reflexa
speciesPrunus reflexa
Prunus lamponga
speciesPrunus lamponga
Prunus crassifolia
speciesPrunus crassifolia
Prunus fordiana
speciesPrunus fordiana
Prunus costata
speciesPrunus costata
Prunus wilsonii
speciesPrunus wilsonii
Prunus pulgarensis
speciesPrunus pulgarensis
Prunus rubiginosa
speciesPrunus rubiginosa
Prunus turfosa
speciesPrunus turfosa
Prunus walkeri
speciesPrunus walkeri
Prunus amplifolia
speciesPrunus amplifolia
Prunus fujianensis
speciesPrunus fujianensis
Prunus incisoserrata
speciesPrunus incisoserrata
Prunus perulata
speciesPrunus perulata
Prunus stellipila
speciesPrunus stellipila
Prunus pygeoides
speciesPrunus pygeoides
Prunus ovalis
speciesPrunus ovalis
Prunus lancilimba
speciesPrunus lancilimba
Prunus sclerophylla
speciesPrunus sclerophylla
Prunus velutina
speciesPrunus velutina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Padus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 483776.