Status: Native
Synonyms:
Padus virens Wooton & Standley
Prunus serotina var. virens 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. virens, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, May 10, 2007
Prunus serotina var. virens, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, July 7, 2007
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