Prunus mahaleb

St Lucie cherry

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Common name

St Lucie cherry, Mahaleb cherry

Scientific name

Prunus mahaleb L.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Shrub or tree with stems 0,5-12 m long. Flowering April - May^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: The Black Sea coast, North-Eastern Bulgaria, The Danubian Plain, The Predbalkan, Stara Planina, West Frontier Mountains, The Mesta Valley, The Rila, Sredna gora, Znepole Region, The Rhodopes (western and eastern), Thracian Plane, The Tundzha Hilly Plane, The Strandzha and The Struma Valley^[2].

References

[1] Делипавлов & кол. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[2] Делипавлов & кол. 2003. Пос. източник.

Prunus mahaleb на български