EntdeckenPflanzen

plums, cherries, and allies

Prunus

Plums and cherries are delicious fruits that grow on trees. They come in many colors, like red, purple, and yellow, and are sweet and juicy, perfect for snacks!

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The plums, cherries, and allies are typically trees or shrubs with smooth bark, often exfoliating in strips. They have simple, serrated leaves and produce beautiful white or pink five-petaled flowers, usually in clusters. Their distinct fruits are fleshy drupes, appearing in vibrant reds, purples, yellows, or oranges.

ReichPlantaeStammTracheophytaKlasseMagnoliopsidaOrdnungRosalesFamilieRosaceaeGattungPrunus
plums, cherries, and allies
flowering trait badgedeciduous trait badgespring_blooming trait badgefruit_bearing trait badge
plums, cherries, and allies

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Ancient Romans cultivated cherries and plums, spreading them across their empire!

Cherry wood is highly prized for making beautiful furniture and musical instruments.

Many cherry and plum pits contain a small amount of a cyanide compound.

The Prunus genus includes over 400 different kinds of trees and shrubs worldwide!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sweet Seed Spreaders

Plums, cherries, and allies produce delicious, sugary fruits that attract animals to eat them, spreading seeds far and wide.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Shield

Plums, cherries, and allies have leaves and seeds containing cyanide compounds, protecting them from hungry herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Early Bloom Advantage

Plums, cherries, and allies often bloom very early in spring, giving them a head start on pollination before other plants.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-1500 cm
Ausbreitung
50-1000 cm
Blütengröße
1-3 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen, aiding reproduction.

eaten by

American robin

Turdus migratorius

Feasts on ripe cherries, helping disperse seeds.

parasitizes

Western cherry fruit fly

Rhagoletis indifferens

Larvae develop inside cherry fruits.

eaten by

American black bear

Ursus americanus

Enjoys sweet plums and cherries in season.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Stone Fruits

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash fruits before eating them to keep them clean and safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von plums, cherries, and allies?

100-1500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von plums, cherries, and allies?

50-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von plums, cherries, and allies?

1-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von plums, cherries, and allies?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von plums, cherries, and allies?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von plums, cherries, and allies?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von plums, cherries, and allies?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von plums, cherries, and allies?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Pflanzen