Calflora
Taxon  Report   8723    
Prunus laurocerasus  L.
Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Family: ROSACEAE  
Genus: Prunus

Toxicity: MAJOR

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

 Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Cerasus laurocerasus
PLANTS: Laurocerasus officinalis
More information about  Prunus laurocerasus
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (PRLA5)

BONAP Distribution Map


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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 20, 2021).