Latin name: Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.)
  Torrey
  Pronunciation: PROO-nus vir-jin-ee-AY-na deh-MIS-sa

  Common name: Western chokecherry
  Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
  Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyons, shrublands, moist
  places in woods, coniferous forest to 8500'

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Prunus
  2) virginiana
 3) demissa
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