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 below 5000', canyons,
  shrubland, pinyon-juniper woodland, chaparral

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