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Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is found almost
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chokecherry is ignored by many who have access to its bountiful crop. That's a shame, for this delicious fruit deserves much more attention than
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...www.thechokecherrytree.comchoke cherry Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L. Listen to the Latin symbol: PRVI. Other Fact Sheets
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... Choke Cherry Leaves - alternate; thin, elliptic to obovate, 2-10 cm long, sharp- pointed to rounded at tip, blunt at base; bright green and
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Chokecherry
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Chokecherry
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Prunoideae
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Padus
Species:
P. virginiana
Binomial name
Prunus virginiana
L.
The Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is found almost throughout the continent except for the deep south and the far north. It is a suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are oval, 3-10 cm long, with a coarsely serrated margin. The flowers are produced in racemes of 15-30 in late spring (well after leaf emergence). The fruit are about 1 cm diameter, bright red, with a very astringent, sour taste.
The chokeberries, genus Aronia, are often mistakenly called chokecherries. This naming confusion is easy to understand considering there is a cultivar of the chokecherry Prunus virginiana 'Melanocarpa' [1], [2], and a species of chokeberry named Aronia melanocarpa [3]. In fact, there is no relation between the two plants.
Chokecherries are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, like anthocyanins. They share this property with chokeberries, further contributing to confusion.
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