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American bird cherry

Prunus serotina

89Records since 2000
MayPeak month
20Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May27
Jun17
Jul9
Aug9
Sep7
Oct5
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England15
2Norfolk England8
3Worcestershire England7
4Dorset England5
5Nottinghamshire England2
6Northamptonshire England2
7Salford England2
8Suffolk England1
9Oxfordshire England1
10Gloucestershire England1
11City of Edinburgh Scotland1
12Cheshire East England1
13Powys Wales1
14Carmarthenshire Wales1
15Isle of Anglesey Wales1
54 England1 Scotland8 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
89
Peak month
May
Counties with records
20
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Prunus serotina
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
491
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Name with authority
Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158987 · GBIF 3021850