Prunus Serotina

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Wild Cherry

A deciduous shrub, the bark of which contains coumarins, cyanogenic glycosides, prussic acid, tannins, and volatile oil; it is antitussive, and an ingredient of cough syrups
Toxicity The pits and leaves contain hydrocyanic acid—which metabolizes to cyanide, causing incoordination, imbalance, possibly death

Prunus serotina,

n See wild cherry.

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croup Wild Cherry			Family Name Prunus serotina of the Family Rosaceae Common Names American cherry, American black cherry, cabinet cherry, rum cherry, whisky cherry, wild cherry Height/Weight The average height is 60 to 80 feet, but trees can grow to 100 feet. All-American favorite: American cherry continues to be a perennial ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products The most important species, based on relative importance values (RIV), are Fagus grandifolia, Acer saccharum, Prunus serotina and Fraxinus americana. Point-centered quarter analysis of four forest types at Hayes ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Reidy, Chris R. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science The common wild black cherry, Prunus serotina, is found growing in most of Eastern North America. History of the Cherry Tree by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community			proxy proxymetacaine proxymetacaine hydrochloride Prozac Prozac Massacre Prozac-related suicide Prozepam prozone PrP PRPP PRRS PRSL prsthavamsa prudence prudent layperson standard prulaurasin prunasin prune belly syndrome Prune Juice Discharge Prune Juice Sputum prune-belly syndrome Pruned Tree Appearance Prunus Prunus africana Prunus persica Prunus Serotina Prunus Virginiana Pruriceptors prurigo prurigo mitis prurigo nodularis prurigo simplex pruritic pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy pruritogenic pruritus pruritus ani pruritus gravidarum pruritus management pruritus vulvae Prussian blue prussic acid PRV Pryleugan Przevalskiana Przewalski's horse Ps PSA psalterium psammo- psammocarcinoma			Prunus dulcis Prunus dulcis Prunus dulcis Prunus dulcis amara Prunus glandulosa Prunus ilicifolia Prunus incisa Prunus insititia Prunus japonica Prunus japonica Prunus laurocerasus Prunus laurocerasus Prunus lyonii Prunus maritima Prunus mexicana Prunus mume Prunus necrotic ringspot virus Prunus nigra Prunus padus Prunus pensylvanica Prunus persica Prunus persica Prunus persica Prunus persica nectarina Prunus pumila Prunus pumilla susquehanae Prunus pumula Prunus racemosa Prunus salicifolia Prunus salicina Prunus Serotina Prunus serrulata Prunus sieboldii Prunus spinosa Prunus spinosa Prunus subcordata Prunus subhirtella Prunus susquehanae Prunus tenella Prunus thibetica Prunus triflora Prunus triloba Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana demissa prunuses prunuses prunuses PRUP Pruple heart Pruple heart PRUQ Pruriceptors prurience prurience prurience pruriences pruriences pruriences pruriencies

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