Prunus pensylvanica

Prunus pensylvanica
1913 illustration
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. pensylvanica
Binomial name
Prunus pensylvanica
Natural range
Synonyms
  • Cerasus pensylvanica (L.f.) Loisel.
  • Padellus pensylvanica (L.f.) Eremin & Yushev
  • Padus pensylvanica (L.f.) S.Ya.Sokolov
  • Prunus cerasifolia S.Watson
  • Prunus pennsylvanica Sarg.
  • Prunus borealis (Michx.) Poir.
  • Prunus lanceolata Willd.
  • Prunus persicifolia Desf.
  • Prunus corymbulosa Rydb.
  • Prunus trichopetala Blankinship

Prunus pensylvanica, also known as bird cherry, fire cherry, pin cherry, and red cherry, is a North American cherry species in the genus Prunus.