Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr.

Western chokecherry (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus > Prunus virginiana

Characteristics

Leaves: blade elliptic to oblanceolate, lengths of larger at least 2 times widths. Inflorescences: racemes (30–)60–110(–130) mm. Flowers: hypanthium 2–3 mm; sepals 0.7–1.4 mm; petals 4–5(–7) mm. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.6 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Canyons, gullies, mountain slopes, stream banks and terraces, chaparral, pine-oak forests, thickets, grassy rocky slopes, bluffs, forest edges, roadsides; at elevations from 30-3,000 metres.
Light 5-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-6

Usage

Uses beverage dye fiber forage gum medicinal smoking wood
Edible barks fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (bark), Unspecified (bark), Blood Medicine (bark), Hemostat (bark), Cold Remedy (bark), Pediatric Aid (bark), Antidiarrheal (bark), Sedative (bark), Tonic (bark), Pulmonary Aid (bark), Analgesic (bark), Cough Medicine (bark), Eye Medicine (bark), Herbal Steam (bark), Tuberculosis Remedy (bark), Antiemetic (bark), Gastrointestinal Aid (bark), Gynecological Aid (bark), Laxative (fruit), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Oral Aid (leaf), Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Unspecified (root), Cold Remedy (root), Cough Medicine (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Hemostat (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Adjuvant (unspecified), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prunus virginiana var. demissa world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210939-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013945
COL ID 7MHJW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Padus demissa Padus valida Prunus demissa Prunus virginiana var. demissa Prunus virginiana subsp. demissa Padus virginiana var. demissa