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Portugal laurel

Prunus armeniaca

Prunus lusitanica

Flowering time March-May April-June
Habitat Sagebrush desert, ledges, gravel or clay slopes, thickets, and shorelines Thickets, forested slopes, grasslands, and shorelines.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and in scattered areas eastward to the Atlantic Coast.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Introduced from China Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. americana, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. emarginata, P. laurocerasus, P. lusitanica, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
P. americana, P. armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. emarginata, P. laurocerasus, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
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