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What is the common name for Prunus virginiana?
Prunus virginiana, commonly called chokecherry, is primarily native from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan south to North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri and Kansas.
Is Prunus virginiana invasive?
Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana are currently the only cherry species known to be invasive in Alaska.
What is the difference between Prunus virginiana and Prunus padus?
The petals of P. padus are longer than those of eastern chokecherry (P. virginiana var. virginiana), making it possible to distinguish flowering specimens from east of the Rocky Mountains.
How did Native Americans eat chokecherries?
Chokecherries were consumed in three ways by Indians. The fruit and/or juice were eaten. Whole cherries, including pulp, skin and stone, were pulverized into a pulp, shaped into balls and dried in the sun. Fruit balls could be stored for future use.
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Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry, chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, and western chokecherry, is a species of bird cherry native to North ...