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

anzu

Prunus armeniaca

NE

Choji-zakura

Prunus apetala

LC

Kojo-no-mai

Prunus incisa

DD

O-yamazakura

Prunus sargentii

NE

American Plum

Prunus americana

LC

Bat Laurel

Prunus polystachya

LC

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

NE

Bigtree Plum

Prunus mexicana

LC

Black Plum

Prunus nigra

LC

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

LC

Briançon Apricot

Prunus brigantina

DD

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

LC

Carolina laurel cherry

Prunus caroliniana

LC

Cherokee Plum

Prunus angustifolia

LC

Fenzls Almond

Prunus fenzliana

DD

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

NE

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

Portugal Laurel

Prunus lusitanica

LC

duke cherry

Prunus gondouinii

NE

St Lucie Cherry

Prunus mahaleb

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

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

NE

Bird Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

NE

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

LC

Asian Plum

Prunus salicina

LC

Sweet cherry

Prunus avium

LC

Mojave Desert Plum

Prunus eremophila

EN

Beach Plum

Prunus maritima

DD

West Indies cherry

Prunus myrtifolia

NE

Yoshino cherry

Prunus yedoensis

NE

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

NE