Prunus padus

Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the rose family. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to 16 metres (52 ft) tall. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes. It is native to northern Europe and northern and northeast Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in North America.

For the bird cherry subgenus Padus, see Prunus subg. Padus. Not to be confused with Prunus avium.

Prunus padus
Bird cherry flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Padus
Species:
P. padus
Binomial name
Prunus padus
Distribution map
Synonyms
List
    • Cerasus cornuta Wall.
    • Cerasus oxypyrena Spach
    • Cerasus padus (L.) DC.
    • Cerasus racemosa Gray
    • Cerasus schuebeleri N.I.Orlova
    • Druparia padus (L.) Clairv.
    • Padus asiatica Kom.
    • Padus avium Mill.
    • Padus borealis (Schübeler ) N.I.Orlova
    • Padus germanica Borkh.
    • Padus petraea (Tausch) M.Roem.
    • Padus racemosa (Lam.) Gilib.
    • Padus racemosa C.K.Schneid.
    • Padus vulgaris Borkh.
    • Padus vulgaris Host
    • Prunus borealis Salisb.
    • Prunus diversifolia Koehne
    • Prunus germanica Borkh.
    • Prunus padus var. discolor Braun-Blanq.
    • Prunus padus var. rubra W.T.Aiton
    • Prunus racemosa Lam.
    • Prunus regeliana Zabel
    • Prunus salzeri Zdarek
    • Prunus seoulensis H.Lév.
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