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Portugal laurel

Prunus caroliniana

Prunus lusitanica

Flowering time April-June
Habitat Thickets, forested slopes, grasslands, and shorelines.
Distribution
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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 Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
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, 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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