Not to be confused with
Aronia, called chokeberries.
| Prunus virginiana |
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| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern chokecherry) in bloom |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Rosales |
| Family: |
Rosaceae |
| Genus: |
Prunus |
| Subgenus: |
Prunus subg. Padus |
| Species: |
P. virginiana |
| Binomial name |
Prunus virginiana
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| Natural range |
| Synonyms |
- Cerasus virginica Michx. ex hort.
- Padus rubra Mill.
- Padus virginiana (L.) Mill.
- Padus virginiana (L.) M.Roem.
- Prunus virginica Steud.
- Cerasus demissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray, syn of var. demissa
- Padus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) M.Roem., syn of var. demissa
- Prunus demissa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Walp., syn of var. demissa
- Padus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Shafer, syn of var. melanocarpa
- Prunus melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Rydb., syn of var. melanocarpa
- Padus valida Wooton & Standl
- Prunus valida (Wooton & Standl.) Rydb.
- Prunus virginalis Wender.
- Prunus arguta Bigel. ex M. Roem.
- Prunus canadensis Marshall
- Prunus densiflora Steud.
- Prunus duerinckii Walp.
- Prunus dumosa Salisb.
- Prunus fimbriata Steud.
- Prunus micrantha Steud.
- Prunus montana Hort. ex C. Koch
- Prunus obovata Bigel.
- Prunus rubra Ait.
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Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry, chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, and western chokecherry (also black chokecherry for P. virginiana var. demissa), is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America.