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  6. Rose Family
  7. Plums, Cherries, and Allies
  8. True Cherries

subgenus

True Cherries

Cerasus

Includes
2 native 9 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children 24 of 29

  • Wild Cherry introduced
  • Japanese Cherry introduced
  • Fire Cherry native
  • Sour Cherry introduced
  • Bitter Cherry native
  • Taiwan Cherry introduced
  • St Lucie Cherry introduced
  • Ground Cherry
  • Yoshino Cherry introduced
  • North Japanese Hill Cherry introduced
  • Rosebud Cherry introduced
  • Yamazakura introduced
  • Wild Himalayan Cherry
  • Higan Cherry present
  • Miyama Cherry
  • Prunus × lannesiana
  • Oshima Cherry introduced
  • Fuji Cherry introduced
  • Tibetan Cherry introduced
  • Chinese Sour Cherry
  • Japanese Alpine Cherry
  • Prunus × blireana
  • Higan Cherry
  • Puget Sound Cherry

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native true cherries All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Fire Cherry Prunus pensylvanica keystone caterpillars 320 hosts 12 food 63 flowers 94
  • Bitter Cherry Prunus emarginata keystone caterpillars 178 hosts 8 food 46 flowers 61

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