Rosaceae

Bird cherry

Prunus padus L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Bird cherry: Prunus padus (Vogelkers); — Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (77)

Arabic: خوخ بادي
Armenian: Թխենի
arz: خوخ بادى
Asturian: Cerezal negral
Azerbaijani: Adi meşəgilası
ba: Муйыл
Basque: Otsagereziondo, Otsa-gereziondo, Txerri gerezi, Txerri gerezitze
Belarusian: Чаромха звычайная
bua: Мойһон
Bulgarian: Песъкиня
Catalan: Gatzerí, Cerisier à grappes
ce: Черемшина
Chinese: 稠李, 臭李子, 臭耳子, 樱额梨
chm: Ломбо
Croatian: Sremza
cv: Çĕмĕрт
Czech: Střemcha obecná
Danish: Almindelig Hæg, Hæg, Majtræ
Dutch: Gewone vogelkers, Europese vogelkers, Troskers, Vogelkers
English: Bird cherry, European bird cherry, Birdcherry, Bird-cherry
Esperanto: Paduso
Estonian: Harilik toomingas, Meied, Toom, Tumilgas
Finnish: Tuomi, Lehtotuomi, Metsätuomi
French: Cerisier à grappes, Amaruvier, Cerisier boréal, Cerisier putiet, Faux Bois de sainte Lucie, Laurier putier, Merisier a grappes, Merisier à grappes
frr: Drüüwenkäärs
Galician: Cerdeira, Cerdeira brava, Cereixal, Cereixeira
Georgian: Შოთხვი
German: Gewöhnliche Traubenkirsche, Gewöhnliche Trauben-Kirsche, Traubenkirsche, Ahlbaum, Ahlkirsche, Cerisier à grappes, Elsenkirsche, Frühblühende Traubenkirsche
gv: Billey shillish figgagh
hsb: Kitkata wišnja, Poćerpin, Počapla, Počaplina, Počepica, Počepina, Počeplina, Počipina
Hungarian: Zelnicemeggy
Icelandic: Heggur, Heggviður
inh: Шолха
Irish: Donnroisc
Italian: Ciliegio a grappoli, Pado
Japanese: エゾノウワミズザクラ
Kazakh: Şomırt, Шомырт, شومىرت
koi: Льӧм, Льöм
Korean: 귀룽나무
kv: Льӧм
Latvian: Parastā ieva
Lithuanian: Paprastoji ieva, Cerisier à grappes
Macedonian: Сремза
mdf: Лайме
mnc: ᠶᡝᠩᡤᡝ
Mongolian: Мойл
mrj: Ломбы
myv: Лёмзёркс
Norwegian Bokmål: Hegg
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hegg, Heggebær
olo: Tuomi
os: Къæбырттæг, Тæфхъæд, Тыфхъæд
Persian: گیلاس پرنده, پرونوس پادوس
Polish: Czeremcha zwyczajna
Portuguese: Azereiro-dos-danados, Azereiro dos danados, Pado, Pado do Alvão, Pado-do-alvão
Romanian: Mălin
Russian: Черёмуха обыкновенная, Padus, Обыкновенная черёмуха, Черемуха обыкновенная, Черемуха птичья, Черемшина, Черёмуха кистевая, Черёмуха птичья
sah: Хаппырыас
se: Ávža, Duopma
Serbian: Сремза
sgs: Ėiva, Jėva
Slovak: Čremcha obyčajná
Slovenian: Čremsa
sma: Foeme
smj: Ávttja
smn: Tuomâ
sms: Tuõmm
Spanish: Cerezo aliso, Cerezo de racimo, Cerezo de racimos, Cerezo pado
Swedish: Hägg, Cerisier à grappes
Tatar: Шомырт
tyv: Чодураа
udm: Льӧмпу
Ukrainian: Черемха звичайна, Черемха
Uzbek: Cheremuxa
vep: Tom', Tom’
Welsh: Coeden Geirios yr Adar
wuu: 稠李

Synonyms

Cerasus padus (L.) Delarbre
Cerasus padus (L.) DC.
Cerasus racemosa Gray
Druparia padus (L.) Clairv.
Padus avium Mill.
Padus racemosa (Lam.) Gilib.
Padus racemosa C.K.Schneid.
Prunus padus subsp. racemosa Domin
Prunus padus var. genuina Asch. & Graebn.
Prunus racemosa Lam.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.