Characteristics
Dicots
Prunus caroliniana (Mill.)Aiton
CAROLINA LAURELCHERRY
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This species produces significant amounts of cyanogenic glycosides (Santamour 1998; Heiling & Gilbert 2016), which yield the deadly toxin cyanide, and likely benzaldehyde which gives the crushed leaves their characteristic odor.
Native
FACU (NWPL)
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Citation
PRUNUS CAROLINIANA (Miller) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 163. 1789.
Padus caroliniana Miller 1768.
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Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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