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Prunus avium
sweet cherry
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Prunus avium (L.) L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Prunus, Species Prunus avium


Park Tags:
Growth Form - Tree


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; VA: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Capitol Reef National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Olympic National Park	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:10:55 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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