Prunus padus L., 1753 58% complete

European bird cherry

Sp. Pl.: 473 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced13 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded17 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 473 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name European bird cherry No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Temp. Eurasia, Morocco No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 800 cm
  • 800 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 49 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 88, 92, 174, 178, 191, 214, 236, 241, 251, 500, 554, 685, 818, 873, 880, 898, 909, 918
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Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Differs from sources
Fruit color black Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true No source recorded
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Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth form Single Stem No source recorded
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Growth habit Shrub, Tree No source recorded
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Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 1550 cm
  • 1550 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 88, 92, 174, 178, 191, 214, 236, 241, 251, 500, 554, 685, 818, 873, 880, 898, 909, 918
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, apr Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 236, 443, 818, 879, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous)
  • 8 / 12 · very wet, flooded several months a year (hydrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 91 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, human_food, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record