Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)
Sweet Cherry Species Images
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Sweet Cherry Species Description
These plants are from foreign areas (those that occur outside of North America north of Mexico) that have been released intentionally or unintentionally. Plants that have been disseminated or escaped as a result of human activity, and become established somewhere within the United States, Canada or Greenland.
Allergenicity: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) is a mild allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring.
Angiosperm - Flowering Dicot: Plants in this group have two embryonic leaves (dicotyledons). Examples of dicotyledons are beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc.
Tree: A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age).
Weed: Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
Perennial: Living for many years.
Woody Stem: Non-herbaceous. Lignified.
Sweet Cherry Species Usage
Pharmacological: Used in medicine or pharmacological research.
Butterfly Plant: A plant that is known to attract butterflies.
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More Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) imagesby Jessie M. Harris from BONAP
