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Distribution by County   10275    
Prunus virginiana  L.
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 31 Lake: 24 Plumas: 94 Sierra: 26
Alpine: 20 Lassen: 98 Riverside: 18 Siskiyou: 111
Amador: 1 Los Angeles: 49 Sacramento: 1 Solano: 3
Butte: 12 Madera: 9 San Benito: 13 Sonoma: 19
Calaveras: 3 Marin: 5 San Bernardino: 51 Stanislaus: 1
Colusa: 2 Mariposa: 16 San Diego: 120 Sutter: 3
Contra Costa: 22 Mendocino: 23 San Francisco: 7 Tehama: 10
Del Norte: 3 Modoc: 153 San Luis Obispo: 17 Trinity: 34
El Dorado: 18 Mono: 13 San Mateo: 34 Tulare: 12
Fresno: 29 Monterey: 28 Santa Barbara: 27 Tuolumne: 19
Glenn: 2 Napa: 13 Santa Clara: 36 Ventura: 42
Humboldt: 13 Nevada: 26 Santa Cruz: 6 Yuba: 1
Kern: 41 Placer: 9 Shasta: 76

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/13/2026).