Rosaceae

Peach

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus

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Common names

By language (156)

ab: Атама
aeb: خوخ
Afrikaans: Perske
Albanian: Pjeshka
Amharic: ኮክ
ami: Lopas
Arabic: دراق, خوخ, دراقن, فرسق, فرسك, دراق مبلط
Aragonese: Presco, Presiego
Armenian: Դեղձենի, Թզադեղձ
arz: دراق, دراق مبلط
Assamese: আহোম বগৰী
Asturian: Pescal, Nectarinal, Paraguayal
azb: هۇلو
Azerbaijani: Adi şaftalı
ba: Шафталы
Bangla: পিচ
bar: Pfeascha
Basque: Mertxikondo
Belarusian: Персік, Брусква, Пэрсік
bik: Melokoton
bjn: Persik
bo: ཁམ་བུ།
Bosnian: Breskva
Bulgarian: Праскова
Burmese: မက်မွန်သီး
Cantonese: 桃
Catalan: Presseguer, Albergener, Nectariner, Préssec pla
cdo: Tò̤
Central Kurdish: قۆخ
ch: Melokoton
Cherokee: ᏆᏅ
Chinese: 桃, 陶古日, 桃子, 碧桃, 黃桃, 黄桃, 大宛桃, 蟠桃
crh: Şeftalí
Croatian: Breskva
cv: Персик
Czech: Broskvoň obecná, Broskvoň, Plochá broskev, Broskev paraguayo, Paraguaya, Paraguayo
Danish: Ferskentræ
dsb: Rjaschen
dty: आरु
Dutch: Perzik, Perzikboom, Platte perzik
English: Peach, Peach tree, Peachtree, Flat peach, Nectarine, Doughnut peach, Saturn peach
Esperanto: Persikarbo, Persikujo
Estonian: Virsik, Lamevirsik
Filipino: Milokoton
Finnish: Persikka, Tarhapersikka, Lattapersikka, Nektariini
French: Pêcher, Pêche, Pecher, Brugnonier, Nectarinier
frr: Firsich
fur: Pierçolâr
Galician: Pexegueiro, Pexego chato, Paraguaio, Pexego paraguaio
gan: 蟠桃
Georgian: Ატამი
German: Pfirsich, Pfirsichbaum, Plattpfirsich, Bergpfirsich, Nektarinenbaum, Tellerpfirsich, Weinbergpfirsich
Greek: Ροδακινιά
gv: Peitshag, Naghtyreen
Haitian Creole: Pèch
Hawaiian: Peach
Hebrew: אפרסק, אפרסק פיתה
Hindi: आड़ू
hsb: Brěškowc
Hungarian: Őszibarack
hyw: Դեղձենի
Icelandic: Ferskja
Iloko: Melokoton
Indonesian: Persik
inh: Шапша
Interlingua: Persichiero, Persico
io: Persiko
Irish: Péitseog
Italian: Pesco, Pesca tabacchiera, Pesca piatta, Pesca platicarpa, Pesca saturnina
Japanese: モモ, バントウ, サターン・ピーチ, ドーナッツ・ピーチ, フラット・ピーチ, 蟠桃
Javanese: Persik
kaa: Shabdal
kab: Asegmar
Kannada: ಪೀಚ್
Kazakh: Шабдалы
Khmer: ផ្កាទទឹម
Korean: 복숭아, 납작 복숭아
ks: ژٕنُن
Kurdish: Xox
Kyrgyz: Шабдалы
lah: آڑو
Latvian: Persiks
lbe: ЦIулит
lez: Гугъри
lij: Pèrsego
Lithuanian: Persikas
Luxembourgish: Piisch
lzh: 桃
Macedonian: Праска
Maithili: आड़ू
Malagasy: Paiso, Vodi-paiso
Malay: Pic
Malayalam: പീച്ച്
mnc: ᡨᠣᡵᠣ
Mongolian: Тоор жимс
mwl: Péssego
nah: Duraznocuahuitl
nan: Thô-á
nap: Perzeca
nds: Pirk
Nepali: आरू
new: बःसि
Northern Sotho: Pêrêkisi
Norwegian Bokmål: Fersken
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fersken
nv: Dzidzétsoh
Occitan: Perseguièr
Oromo: Kookii
os: Алтъами
pam: Melocoton
Persian: هلو, هلو انجیری, هلو پیزی
Polish: Brzoskwinia zwyczajna
Portuguese: Pessegueiro, Pêssego
Punjabi: ਆੜੂ
Quechua: Lurasnu
Romanian: Piersic
Russian: Персик обыкновенный, Персик, Инжирный персик, Нектарин, ; плоский персик; блюдчатый персик
sc: Pèssighe, Pressiu
scn: Pèrsicu, Pedi di pèrsicu, Pirsicara, Pèrsica, Sbergiu
sco: Peach
Serbian: Бресква, Пљосната бресква
Serbian (Latin): Breskva
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇမူၼ်ႇ, မၢၵ်ႇမူၼ်ႇ
Sindhi: آڙو
Slovak: Broskyňa obyčajná
Slovenian: Breskev, Ploščata breskev, Nektarina
Spanish: Duraznero, Durazno, Malacatonero, Melocotonero, Paraguaya, Chato
Swahili: Mfyulisi
Swedish: Persika, Paraguayo, Vildpersika
szl: Fyrzicha
szy: Lupas
Tajik: Шафтолу, Анҷиршафтолу
Tamil: குழிப்பேரி பழம்
Tatar: Шәфталу
tay: Azimux
Telugu: మకరంద పండు
Thai: ท้อ
tok: Kili Pelunu Pesika
Tongan: Piisi
trv: Aring
Turkish: Şeftali, Şeftali ağacı
Turkmen: Şetdaly
Ukrainian: Персик
Urdu: آڑو
Uzbek: Shaftoli
vec: Persegaro
Vietnamese: Đào, Bàn đào
vro: Virsik
Walloon: Pexhî
war: Milokoton
Welsh: Coeden eirin gwlanog
wuu: 桃
xmf: Ატამა
za: Makdauz
Zulu: Umthobokala
zza: Xewxe

Synonyms

Amygdalus communis var. persica (L.) Risso
Amygdalus ferganensis (Kostina & Rjabov) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
Amygdalus laevis (DC.) Lej.
Amygdalus nucipersica (L.) Rchb.
Amygdalus persica L.
Amygdalus persica f. pendula (Siebold) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
Amygdalus persica f. roseaplena Zabel
Amygdalus persica f. stellata (Siebold & de Vriese) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
Amygdalus persica f. versicolor (Siebold) H.Ohba & S.Akiyama
Amygdalus persica subsp. aganonucipersica Schübl. & G.Martens
Amygdalus persica subsp. nucipersica (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens
Amygdalus persica subsp. scleronucipersica Schübl. & G.Martens
Amygdalus persica unranked alba Lindl.
Amygdalus persica unranked camelliiflora Van Houtte
Amygdalus persica unranked dianthiflora Van Houtte
Amygdalus persica unranked foliis-rubris Van Houtte
Amygdalus persica unranked ispahamensis Thouin
Amygdalus persica unranked nuda Gren.
Amygdalus persica unranked persicaduplex Weston
Amygdalus persica unranked plena Aiton
Amygdalus persica unranked rosiflora Jacob-Makoy
Amygdalus persica unranked scleronucipersica Schübl. & G.Martens
Amygdalus persica unranked scleropersica Rchb.
Amygdalus persica var. aganonucipersica (Schübl. & G.Martens) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
Amygdalus persica var. aganopersica (Dierb.) Rchb.
Amygdalus persica var. albaplena (C.K.Schneid.) Nash
Amygdalus persica var. compressa (Loudon) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
Amygdalus persica var. duplex Weston
Amygdalus persica var. duracina Rchb.
Amygdalus persica var. foliis-atropurpureis H.Jaeger
Amygdalus persica var. laevis (DC.) Steud.
Amygdalus persica var. multiplex Bunge
Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Aiton
Amygdalus persica var. nucipersica L.
Amygdalus persica var. roseoplena Nash
Amygdalus persica var. rubroplena Nash
Amygdalus persica var. scleronucipersica (Schübl. & G.Martens) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
Amygdalus persica var. scleropersica (Rchb.) T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu
Amygdalus persica var. sinensis Lem.
Amygdalus persica var. stellata Siebold & de Vriese

and 168 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 512 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kathy Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Phetmany Bounkhong, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: lejones417, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Laurent Richeux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lonnie Stuber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: betsyyyy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Po T Ato, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.