Rosaceae
Japanese mountain cherry
Prunus jamasakura
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 日本山櫻
- English
- Japanese mountain cherry
- Japanese
- ヤマザクラ, 山桜
- Persian
- بنی-نادن
Synonyms
- Cerasus jamasakura (Makino) H.Ohba
- Prunus pseudocerasus subvar. humilis Makino
- Prunus pseudocerasus var. jamasakura Makino
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Takashi KOIKE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pekachu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Japanese mountain cherry: 鎌足櫻 Cerasus jamasakura Kamatari-zakura [日本大阪造幣局 Japan Mint, Osaka]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/%E9%8E%8C%E8%B6%B3%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Kamatari-zakura_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2827147022147%29.jpg/1280px-%E9%8E%8C%E8%B6%B3%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Kamatari-zakura_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2827147022147%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yajapin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Japanese mountain cherry: 二度櫻 Cerasus jamasakura Heteroflora [日本大阪造幣局 Japan Mint, Osaka]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/%E4%BA%8C%E5%BA%A6%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Heteroflora_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2828143889188%29.jpg/1280px-%E4%BA%8C%E5%BA%A6%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Heteroflora_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2828143889188%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Japanese mountain cherry: 衹王寺衹女櫻 Cerasus jamasakura Gjiozakura [日本大阪造幣局 Japan Mint, Osaka]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/%E8%A1%B9%E7%8E%8B%E5%AF%BA%E8%A1%B9%E5%A5%B3%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Gjiozakura_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2840962341235%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%A1%B9%E7%8E%8B%E5%AF%BA%E8%A1%B9%E5%A5%B3%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Gjiozakura_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2840962341235%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marco Mussita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Japanese mountain cherry: 法明寺櫻 Cerasus jamasakura Houmyouji [日本大阪造幣局 Japan Mint, Osaka]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/%E6%B3%95%E6%98%8E%E5%AF%BA%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Houmyouji_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2826992829737%29.jpg/1280px-%E6%B3%95%E6%98%8E%E5%AF%BA%E6%AB%BB_Cerasus_jamasakura_Houmyouji_-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E9%80%A0%E5%B9%A3%E5%B1%80_Japan_Mint%2C_Osaka-_%2826992829737%29.jpg)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.