Prunus L.
Publ. & Syn.Casual: Prunus cf. domestica.
NotesBoth the two species of Prunus that reach the Arctic or the Borderline Arctic belong to the Bird Cherry group, often treated as the genus Padus in eastern European literature and by Gladkova (PAF proposal). We keep them inside Prunus.
Chromosomes68 (4x). - Sax (1954); Gladkova (1967, 1968); Kroon (1975).
GeographyEuropean - Asian (N/C): RUS.
Parent taxonRosaceae
Child taxa Prunus padus L.
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
PAF ID6420
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)