Latin name: Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt.) Walp. ssp.
  ilicifolia

  Pronunciation:
PROO-nus il-is-i-FO-lee-a
  Common name: Hollyleaf cherry
  Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
  Habitat: Dry slopes and fans to 5000', canyons,
  creosote bush scrub, chaparral, pinyon-juniper
  woodland

  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Prunus
  2) ilicifolia
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