Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Prunus mahaleb — (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

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Prunus mahaleb L.

St Lucie Cherry · Rosaceae

Also known as Cerasus mahaleb, Mahaleb vulgaris, Padellus mahaleb, Padus mahaleb. Common names: Mahaleb cherry, Mahlab cherry, Mahleb cherry, Saint lucie cherry.

Prunus mahaleb, the mahaleb cherry or St Lucie cherry, is a species of cherry tree.

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About St Lucie Cherry

Prunus mahaleb, the mahaleb cherry or St Lucie cherry, is a species of cherry tree. The tree is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. The seeds have a fragrant smell and have a taste comparable to bitter almonds with cherry notes.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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