Black Cherry at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Prunus serotina | 8 Feb 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Prunus lusitanica | 28 Oct 2020 | Mike |
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5 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
8 Feb 2021
Mike I am having difficulty in determining whether this is P. lusitania or Prunus serotina. It has red petioles which suggest P. lusitanica but the leaves are light rather than dark green which suggests serontina. The definitive differences iare that lusitania is evergreen while serotina is deciduous and the upper leaf stem of serotina has glands. I can't be sure whether or not the petioles have glands or not in your photos - what do you think?
Mike
wrote:
8 Feb 2021
I have cropped photo 2 to show pair of glands at leaf end of petiole. Leaves are probably darker than shown in photos and petioles are reddish only on the upper side close to the branch (not all leaves). I don't recall its winter appearance so we will have to wait a few months to confirm if it is deciduous.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.119555-35.373503
- Altitude 726.8m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2020 02:19 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Prunus serotina Scientific name
- Black Cherry Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 780.79m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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