Prunus laurocerasus Calflora

Taxon Report 8723

Prunus laurocerasus L.

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is not native to California.


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Family:	ROSACEAE
Genus:	Prunus

Communities: escaped cultivar

Toxicity: MAJOR

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Cerasus laurocerasus
PLANTS:	Laurocerasus officinalis

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	Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on Google Images	Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PRLA5)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google
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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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).