Burke: Prunus persica vs. Prunus ×pugetensis

	Prunus persica	Prunus ×pugetensis
	peach	Puget Sound cherry

	Prunus persica	Prunus ×pugetensis
Flowering time	April-June	April-May
Habitat	Thickets, shores, and disturbed ground.	Low elevations in forests or forest edges, or disturbed areas, typically where both parent species are present.
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. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Oregon, east in the Columbia River Gorge and in Chelan County, WA. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Introduced from eastern Asia	Native
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. lusitanica, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Prunus persica

Prunus ×pugetensis

peach

Puget Sound cherry

Prunus persica

Prunus ×pugetensis

Flowering time

April-June

April-May

Habitat

Thickets, shores, and disturbed ground.

Low elevations in forests or forest edges, or disturbed areas, typically where both parent species are present.

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.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Oregon, east in the Columbia River Gorge and in Chelan County, WA.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Origin

Introduced from eastern Asia

Native

Conservation status

Not of concern

Sibling taxa