UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Prunus persica

Prunus domestica

peach

cultivated plum

Prunus persica

Prunus domestica
Flowering time April-June March-May
Habitat Thickets, shores, and disturbed ground. Fields, roadsides, forest openings, abandoned homesteads, and other disturbed areas.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California, east to Idaho; also in eastern North America.
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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Utah; in scattered locations of central and northeastern U.S.
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Origin Introduced from eastern Asia Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern 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. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
P. americana, P. armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. dulcis, P. emarginata, P. laurocerasus, P. lusitanica, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
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