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Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, [3] sweet cherry [3] or gean [3] is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized elsewhere. It is an ancestor of P. cerasus (sour cherry). All parts of the plant except for the ripe fruit are slightly toxic, containing cyanogenic glycosides.
Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, [3] wild black cherry, rum cherry, [4] or mountain black cherry, [5] is a deciduous tree or shrub [4] in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite its common names, it is not very closely related to commonly cultivated cherries. It is found in the Americas.
Prunus ilicifolia flowers. It is an evergreen shrub [4] or small tree approaching 15 metres (49 feet) in height, [12] with dense, hard leaves [4] (sclerophyllous foliage). The leaves are 1.6–12 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long with a 4–25 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 –1 in) petiole [12] and spiny margins, somewhat resembling those of the holly.
The Evergreen State is full of beautiful, delicious wild plants. It’s also full of toxic lookalikes. Wild berry picking season: Here are WA state’s common toxic and poisonous wild berries
Wild cherry: Prunus avium: Native to Europe, western Turkey, northwestern Africa, and western Asia; Found in hedgerows and woods, especially beech: Cherries, edible raw [19] Bullace, damson, other wild plums: Prunus domestica subsp. insititia: Prunus species are spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe.
All parts of these plants are toxic, due to the presence of alkaloids. Grazing animals, such as sheep and cattle, may be affected and human fatalities have occurred. [106] Delphinium spp. larkspur Ranunculaceae: Contains the alkaloid delsoline. Young plants and seeds are poisonous, causing nausea, muscle twitches, paralysis, and often death.
Prunus caroliniana is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree that grows to approximately 5–13 meters (16–43 feet) tall, with a spread of about 6–9 m (20–30 ft). ). The leaves are dark green, alternate, shiny, leathery, elliptic to oblanceolate, 5–12 centimeters (2– 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, usually with an entire (smooth) margin, but occasionally serrulate (having subtle serrations ...
The stone of the fruit is poisonous. [16] Chokecherry, including the foliage, is toxic [6] to moose, cattle, goats, deer, and other animals with segmented stomachs , especially after the leaves have wilted (such as after a frost or after branches have been broken); wilting releases cyanide and makes the plant sweet. About 4.5–9 kilograms (10 ...