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Portugal laurel

Prunus persica

Prunus lusitanica

Flowering time April-June April-June
Habitat Thickets, shores, and disturbed ground. Thickets, forested slopes, grasslands, and shorelines.
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 west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Introduced from eastern Asia Introduced from Europe
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. 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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