Rosaceae — Rose Family
Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D.Dietr.
Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D.Dietr.
Prunus ilicifolia, or hollyleaf cherry, is an evergreen shrub/tree native to chaparral areas of California and northern Baja California with edible fruit after preparation.
Prunus laurocerasus L.
Prunus laurocerasus L.
Prunus laurocerasus is a toxic evergreen ornamental tree or shrub widely grown in temperate gardens.
Prunus lusitanica L.
Prunus lusitanica L.
Prunus lusitanica is an evergreen tree/shrub grown ornamentally, native to western Mediterranean and Macaronesia.
Prunus mahaleb L.
Prunus mahaleb L.
Prunus mahaleb (mahaleb cherry) is a deciduous tree/shurb grown ornamentally, for spice mahleb, and as cherry rootstock.
Prunus maritima Marshall
Prunus maritima Marshall
Prunus maritima, the beach plum, is an edible North American coastal shrub grown commercially for its fruit.
Prunus mexicana S.Watson
Prunus mexicana S.Watson
Prunus mexicana is a North American plum tree with fragrant spring flowers and edible fall fruit, used for preserves and grafting rootstock.
Prunus nigra Aiton
Prunus nigra Aiton
Prunus nigra (Canada plum) is a cold-hardy North American wild plum, cultivated for fruit and valued by woodworkers for its colored wood.
Prunus padus L.
Prunus padus L.
Prunus padus L. (bird cherry) is a Eurasian tree with two varieties that has edible cooked fruit and toxic foliage and stems.
Prunus pensylvanica L.fil.
Prunus pensylvanica L.fil.
Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry) is a short-lived North American shrub or small tree adapted to regrow after disturbance.
Prunus persica (L.) Stokes
Prunus persica (L.) Stokes
Prunus persica (peach) is a common deciduous fruit tree with a wide naturalized distribution across much of the world.
Prunus phaeosticta (Hance) Maxim.
Prunus phaeosticta (Hance) Maxim.
Prunus phaeosticta, the dark-spotted cherry, is a plant native to East and Southeast Asia whose fruit is eaten by Formosan rock macaques.
Prunus pumila L.
Prunus pumila L.
Prunus pumila (sand cherry) is a North American deciduous rose-family shrub that grows in sandy habitats, with several recognized varieties.
Prunus rivularis Scheele
Prunus rivularis Scheele
Prunus rivularis Scheele is a North American native cherry with bitter edible fruits that grows in well-drained slightly alkaline soils.
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Prunus serotina Ehrh. (black cherry) is a medium North American forest tree with edible fruit and valuable timber.
Prunus serrulata Lindl.
Prunus serrulata Lindl.
Prunus serrulata (Japanese cherry) is a wild cherry species, with related widely cultivated ornamental hybrids called the Sato-zakura Group.
Prunus spinosa L.
Prunus spinosa L.
Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) is a deciduous spiny shrub/tree native to Europe, west Asia, northwest Africa, known for its astringent sloes.
Prunus tenella Batsch
Prunus tenella Batsch
Prunus tenella, dwarf Russian almond, is a cold-hardy deciduous ornamental shrub native to parts of Eurasia.
Prunus tomentosa Thunb.
Prunus tomentosa Thunb.
Prunus tomentosa Thunb. (Nanking cherry) is a deciduous shrub cultivated for its edible fruit, ornamental value, and other practical uses.
Prunus virginiana L.
Prunus virginiana L.
Prunus virginiana, or chokecherry, is a North American small tree or shrub with edible ripe fruit, toxic parts, and traditional Indigenous uses.
Purshia glandulosa Curran
Purshia glandulosa Curran
Purshia glandulosa is an evergreen desert shrub native to the southwestern US, with traditional uses by Native American tribes.
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson
Purshia stansburiana, or Stansbury's cliffrose, is a drought-tolerant North American shrub with uses for wildlife, people, and habitat restoration.
Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Purshia tridentata is a nitrogen-fixing deciduous shrub important as winter forage for game in western North America.
Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K.Schneid.
Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K.Schneid.
Pyracantha angustifolia is a thorny rose family shrub, grown ornamentally, native to China, invasive in some introduced regions.
Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem.
Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem.
Pyracantha coccinea (scarlet firethorn) is a Eurasian ornamental shrub grown in gardens for over 400 years.
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