Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa Calflora

Taxon Report

Prunus virginiana L. var. melanocarpa (A. Nelson) Sarg.

(not an active name)

Black chokecherry

2002 University of California Museum of Paleontology

Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Prunus virginiana
Genus:	Prunus
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the seed, leaf or stem of this plant.

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Padus melanocarpa
PLANTS	Padus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa
PLANTS	Prunus melanocarpa
PLANTS	Prunus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa
ICPN	Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Information about Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (PRVIM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).