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Sour cherry

Prunus cerasus L.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus

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Sour cherry: Flowering Prunus cerasus
Photo: User:Nino Barbieri, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (44)
Arabic
زبيب الكرز, قراسيا, قراصيا, كرز أسود, كرز وشنة, كريز
Armenian
Բալենի
Asturian
Guindal
bar
Weichsel
Basque
Gingondo
Belarusian
Вішня звычайная, Вішэння
Bulgarian
Вишня
Catalan
Guinda, Guindes
Chinese
欧洲酸樱桃
Croatian
Višnje
Czech
Třešeň višeň, Višeň
Dutch
Zure kers, Morel, Kriek
English
Sour cherry, Dwarf cherry, Grintche, Tart cherry, Morello
Esperanto
Acidĉerizo, Grioto
Estonian
Hapu kirsipuu, Murelipuu
Finnish
Hapankirsikka
French
Griotte, Cerisier acide, Cerisier aigre, Grintche, Griottier
frr
Käärs, Käärsbuum
German
Sauerkirsche, Weichsel, Echte Sauerkirsche, Grintche, Kirsche, Sauer-Kirsche, Weichsel-Kirsche, Weichselkirsche
Greek
Βυσσινιά
hsb
Kisalca, Kisalnica, Wišeń
Hungarian
Meggy
Indonesian
Ceri asam, Kers
Italian
Ciliegio acido, Ciliegio aspro, Visciolo
Japanese
スミミザクラ, スミセイヨウミザクラ, スミノミザクラ
kbd
Чэдыгъуэ
Macedonian
Вишна
Norwegian Bokmål
Surkirsebær
Norwegian Nynorsk
Surkirsebær
pcd
Crinque, Grinqhié, Grinque
Persian
البالو, پرونوس سراسوس, گیلاس ترش
Polish
Wiśnia czarna, Wiśnia zwyczajna
Portuguese
Cereja ácida, Amarena, Cereja-ácida
Quechua
Cereza, Cerezo, Sirisu
Romanian
Vişin
Russian
Вишня кислая, Вишня садовая
Serbian
Вишња
Serbian (Latin)
Višnja
Slovenian
Višnja
Spanish
Cereza acida, Cereza de Morello, Cerezo de los pajaros, Cerezo de los pájaros, Guindero, Guindo comunero
Swedish
Surkörsbär, Allhelgonakörsbär, Amarell, Amereller, Brunkörsbär, Klarbär, Maraskakörsbär, Morell
Tajik
Олуча, Олучабандак
Turkish
Vişne
Ukrainian
Вишня звичайна

Synonyms

  • Cerasus acida (Ehrh.) Borkh.
  • Cerasus acida unranked plena M.Roem.
  • Cerasus acida var. cucullata G.Kirchn.
  • Cerasus acida var. flore-pleno G.Kirchn.
  • Cerasus acida var. rhexii G.Kirchn.
  • Cerasus austera (L.) Borkh.
  • Cerasus austera unranked multiplex M.Roem.
  • Cerasus avium subsp. acida (Ehrh.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Cerasus brevipes Poit. & Turpin
  • Cerasus caproniana (L.) DC.
  • Cerasus caproniana unranked flore-roseo-pleno Van Houtte
  • Cerasus caproniana unranked melanocarpa Dierb.
  • Cerasus caproniana unranked ranunculiflora Van Houtte
  • Cerasus caproniana unranked regalis Roem.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. cordigera Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. erythrocarpa Dierb.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. gobetta Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. griotta Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. humilis Lavallée
  • Cerasus caproniana var. montmenrocyana Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. multiplex Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. pallescens Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. persiciflora Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. polygyna Ser.
  • Cerasus caproniana var. pumila Lavallée
  • Cerasus caproniana var. salicifolia Lavallée
  • Cerasus caproniana var. sativa Delastre
  • Cerasus caproniana var. umbraculifera Lavallée
  • Cerasus caproniana var. variegata Ser.
  • Cerasus cerasus (L.) Eaton & Wright
  • Cerasus collina Lej. & Courtois
  • Cerasus collina f. albovariegata Pojark.
  • Cerasus collina f. aureomarginata Pojark.
  • Cerasus collina f. flore-plena S.Ya.Sokolov
  • Cerasus communis Poit. & Turpin
  • Cerasus conglobata Poit. & Turpin
  • Cerasus fruticosa Pall.
  • Cerasus hortensis Mill.
  • Cerasus hortensis var. serotina Gray
  • Cerasus longipes Poit. & Turpin

and 114 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.