Pronunciation: PROO-nus eem-ar-jin-AY-ta
Common name: Bitter cherry
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Rocky ridges, slopes and canyons to 8000',
chaparral, mixed-evergreen and montane coniferous
forest
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Prunus
2) emarginata