Prunus avium
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Family Rosaceae
Taxonomy: Prunus avium (L.) L.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Prunus cerasus var. avium L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): SA (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 19 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_width (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 20 mm (15-25 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): red (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 110 mm (110-110 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 50 mm (50-50 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); obovate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): rounded (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): open (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 11 | 13 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |