Rosaceae
Japanese bush cherry
Prunus japonica
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Common names
By language (9)
- arz
- برونوس جابونيكا
- Chinese
- 郁李, 爵梅, 秧李, 郁李*, 郁李仁, 郁李根
- Czech
- Třešeň japonská
- English
- Japanese bush cherry
- Filipino
- Almendro, Korean cherry
- French
- Cerisier de Corée
- Japanese
- ニワウメ
- lzh
- 郁李
- Persian
- بوته گیلاس شرقی, بوتهٔ گیلاس شرقی
Synonyms
- Cerasus japonica (Thunb.) Loisel.
- Microcerasus glandulosa var. japonica (Thunb.) Eremin & Juschev
- Microcerasus japonica (Thunb.) M.Roem.
Photos
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Photo: Vincent Ignace, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vincent Ignace, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vincent Ignace, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.