Cherry

Prunus …

Family: Rosaceae

Tree

There are around 1200 kinds of cherries. Colour varies from yellow to red to nearly black. 

Sweet Cherry
Prunus avium

AKA: wild cherry, gean, or bird cherry

Rainier Cherry

Prunus avium cultivar rainier

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

AKA: wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry

Bing Cherry

Prunus avium cultivar Bing

Rainier Cherry


The Rosaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: the rose family


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   Order: Rosales