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See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its For other meanings see Rosales (disambiguation. Rosales is an order of Flowering plants including nine families The Rosaceae or Rose family is a large family of Plants with about 3000-4000 species in 100-160 genera Prunoideae, also called Amygdaloideae, is the Flowering plant subfamily containing the genera Prunus and Prinsepia Prunus is a Genus of Trees and Shrubs including the Plums cherries, Peaches Apricots and |
The bird cherries are a subgenus of the genus Prunus, characterised by having deciduous leaves, flowers 12-30 together on slender racemes produced in late spring well after leaf emergence, and small, sour fruit usually only palatable to birds, hence the name. In Biology, a subgenus is a Taxonomic rank directly below Genus. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Prunus is a Genus of Trees and Shrubs including the Plums cherries, Peaches Apricots and Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A raceme is a type of Inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate Flowers &mdash flowers having short The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. They are native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Bird cherry is sometimes used as a food plant by Lepidoptera species including Brimstone Moth. Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Brimstone Moth ( Opisthograptis luteolata) is a Moth of the family Geometridae.
Some bird cherries such as chokecherries are used to make jelly and wine in North America. The Chokecherry ( Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry ( Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is
Some botanists treat the subgenus as a distinct genus Padus. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life
Species
- Prunus cornuta - Himalayan Bird Cherry. Himalaya.
- Prunus cuthbertii - Cuthbert Cherry. Georgia, United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Prunus grayana - Gray's Bird Cherry. Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- Prunus maackii - Manchurian Cherry or Amur Chokecherry. Prunus maackii (syn Padus maackii (Rupr Komarov Manchurian or Amur (ChokeCherry, Korean 개벗지나무, Chinese 斑叶稠李 Northeast Asia.
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry or European Bird Cherry. The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus; syn Cerasus padus ( L, Prunus racemosa Lam Europe and western Asia.
- Prunus padus var. commutata - Asian Bird Cherry. Eastern Asia.
- Prunus serotina - Black Cherry. The Black Cherry ( Prunus serotina, also occasionally Wild Black Cherry Rum Cherry or Mountain Black Cherry is a species of cherry, native to eastern North America.
- Prunus ssiori - Hokkaido Bird Cherry. Japan (Hokkaidō). WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's
- Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry. The Chokecherry ( Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry ( Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is North America.
Trivia
In Finland the blooming of bird cherry (Prunus padus, Finnish tuomi) signifies the start of the summer for many people. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. In Southern Finland this normally takes place during the two last weeks of May or very early June.
References
North Dakota State University agriculture information page. [1]
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