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Prunus caroliniana
Species of tree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prunus caroliniana, known as the Carolina laurelcherry,[5] Carolina cherry laurel, Carolina cherry, or Cherry laurel, is a small evergreen flowering tree native to the lowlands of Southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to central Texas.[6][7][8] The species also has escaped into the wild in a few places in California.[9]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Species: | P. caroliniana |
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Prunus caroliniana | |
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Prunus caroliniana is not to be confused with its European relative, Prunus laurocerasus, which also is called Cherry Laurel, although mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S.