Prunus avium (L.) L.

English: Sweet cherry, Wild cherry

German: Süßkirsche, Vogel-Kirsche

Portuguese: Cerejeira

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Rosales (124)

        Family: Rosaceae (60)(family description)

          Genus: Prunus (9)

            Epithet: avium (L.) L. (1)

Synonyms: Cerasus avium (L.) Moench, Druparia avium (L.) Clairv.

avium => from 'avis', meaning birds

Climate: temperate

Habit: tree

Flower colour: white

Check for Prunus avium at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1229] Prunus - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1854] Prunus avium - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz