Status: Native
Synonyms:
Padus virens Wooton & Standley
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula is the most common middle elevation cherry in the Gila National Forest. It is a small tree or large shrub with glossy minutely serrulate leaves. It grows in moist canyons and hillsides. The flowers are in dense racemes. The fruit is deep purple. The leaves and twigs are mostly glabrous.
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Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, May 10, 2007
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, July 7, 2007
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, raceme, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, raceme, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, racemes of cherries, photo Russ Kleinman & Patrick Alexander, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, Aug. 30, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, December 28, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, December 28, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, macro of leaf scar and bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, December 28, 2009
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, April 23, 2010
Prunus serotina var. var. rufula, closeup of branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, April 23, 2010
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