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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Section: | P. sect. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. avium
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| Prunus avium | |
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Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry,[3] sweet cherry [3] or gean[3] is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized elsewhere. It is an ancestor of P. cerasus (sour cherry).
All parts of the plant except for the ripe fruit are slightly toxic, containing cyanogenic glycosides. The species is often cultivated as an ornamental tree.
- ^ Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Prunus avium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T172064A50673544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172064A50673544.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Prunus avium L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Prunus avium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.