Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Prunus virginiana L. var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sargent

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Padus melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Shafer, Padus virginiana (L.) M. Roemer ssp. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) W.A. Weber, Prunus melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Rydb., Prunus virginiana L. ssp. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Taylor & MacBryde

Common names:

Black chokecherry (1942-Present) (50, 155)

Chokecherry [Choke cherry, Choke-cherry, Choke cherries] (1932, SD) (85)

Rocky Mountain wild cherry (1913) (5)

Western chokecherry [Western choke cherry, Western choke-cherry] (1911-1936) (5, 37, 93, 95)