Western Choke-Cherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Summary 2

The Western Choke-Cherry is a deciduous shrub typically 1–5 meters high. The white flowers are borne on graceful spreading inflorescences called racemes. The leaves are finely toothed and the fruit is a deep red berry that is bitter, but edible, especially towards the end of summer.

Distribution (circa 2001) 3

In California, the species is found in many wooded and shrubby habitats below 2500m (except the Coast and Central Valley) from San Diego county to the Oregon border.

Fuentes y créditos

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  2. Adaptado por casbotany del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae
  3. (c) casbotany, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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