UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Prunus armeniaca

Prunus yedoensis

apricot

Yoshino cherry

Prunus armeniaca

Prunus yedoensis
Flowering time March-May March-April
Habitat Sagebrush desert, ledges, gravel or clay slopes, thickets, and shorelines Thickets and shorelines, often where disturbed.
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; also occurring in central California.
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Origin Introduced from China Introduced from Japan
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. lusitanica, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana
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