Prunus × pugetensis

Prunus × pugetensis is a hybrid species of cherry discovered growing in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It has been given the nominal common name Puget Sound cherry. It is a cross of introduced sweet cherry, Prunus avium, and native Oregon cherry, Prunus emarginata.[1] Individuals have been found growing in British Columbia, Washington state and Oregon, in the natural range of P. emarginata. It differs from P. avium in a number of features, including having narrower leaves and smaller flowers carried on a peduncle.[2] Conversely, it has broader leaves and larger flowers than P. emarginata. The chief difference from its parents is that its flowers almost always abort, and it rarely bears any fruit.[1]

Prunus × pugetensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Section: P. sect. Cerasus
Species:
P. × pugetensis
Binomial name
Prunus × pugetensis
A.L.Jacobson and Zika

References

  1. Jacobson, Arthur L.; Zika, Peter F. (January–March 2007). "A New Hybrid Cherry, Prunus × pugetensis (P. avium × emarginata, Rosaceae), from the Pacific Northwest". Madroño. 54 (1): 74–85. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[74:ANHCPP]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 41425684.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRPU4
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