Illustration representing Cherries & Plums (Prunus)
Genus

Prunus

Cherries & Plums

62 species in this taxon

Cherries & Plums (Prunus) is a genus of closely related species sharing distinctive morphological features. Notable species include Afgan Bush Cherry, African Almond, Allegheny Plum, and Amarelle Cherry. It belongs to Rose Family (Rosaceae).

Species in this Genus

albaricoque

Prunus armeniaca

NE

Arañón

Prunus cerasifera

NE

Capulin

Prunus serotina

NE

Cerezo

Prunus avium

LC

Cerezo de Santa Lucía

Prunus mahaleb

NE

cerezo de Virginia

Prunus virginiana

NE

cirolero

Prunus domestica

LC

Ciruelo Americano

Prunus americana

LC

Ciruelo Silvestre

Prunus spinosa

LC

ginjeira

Prunus cerasus

LC

Laurel Cerezo

Prunus laurocerasus

NE

loro

Prunus lusitanica

LC

Fuji Cherry

Prunus incisa

DD

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

LC

Gray-leaf Cherry

Prunus canescens

DD

Creek Plum

Prunus munsoniana

LC

Silver Almond

Prunus argentea

DD

Japanese apricot

Prunus mume

LC

birchbark cherry

Prunus serrula

NE

Hog Plum

Prunus gracilis

LC

Peach

Prunus persica

NE

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

LC

Murray Plum

Prunus murrayana

CR

dwarf red-leaf plum

Prunus cistena

NE

duke cherry

Prunus gondouinii

NE

Sargent Cherry

Prunus sargentii

NE

Mountain Cherry

Prunus prostrata

LC

Willow Cherry

Prunus incana

DD

wild almond

Prunus turneriana

LC

Creek Plum

Prunus rivularis

DD

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata

LC

Hog Plum

Prunus hortulana

LC

Taiwan flowering cherry

Prunus campanulata

NE

Italian Plum

Prunus cocomilia

LC

Korean cherry

Prunus maximowiczii

LC

Field almond

Prunus boissieri

EN

Bird Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

NE

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

LC

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

LC

Mojave Desert Plum

Prunus eremophila

EN

Beach Plum

Prunus maritima

DD

West Indies cherry

Prunus myrtifolia

NE

Yoshino cherry

Prunus yedoensis

NE

European bird cherry

Prunus padus

LC

Dwarf Russian Almond

Prunus tenella

NE

Havard Plum

Prunus harvardii

DD

Downy Cherry

Prunus tomentosa

NE

Dwarf Cherry

Prunus pumila

NE

European dwarf cherry

Prunus fruticosa

LC

Afgan Bush Cherry

Prunus jaquemontii

DD