Prunus laurocerasus

L.

Common Cherry Laurel

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144986
Element CodePDROS1C0R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusPrunus
Other Common Names
Cherry Laurel (EN) Laurier-cerise (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (5)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.