Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Prunus virginiana L. var. virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Padus nana (Du Roi) M. Roemer, Padus virginiana (L.) P. Mill.

Common names:

Cabinet cherry (1913) (5)

Chanpa (1919, Dakota) (37)

Chokecherry [Choke cherry, Choke-cherry, Choke cherries] (1913-Present) (5, 37, 50, 97)

Eastern choke cherry (1936, Neb) (93)

Nahaapi nakaaruts (1919, Pawnee, cherry tree) (37)

Nonpa-zhinga (1919, Omaha-Ponca, little cherry) (37)

Rum cherry (1913) (5)

Whisky cherry [Whiskey cherry] (1913) (5)

Wild black cherry (1913-1937) (5, 97)

Wild cherry (1913) (5)

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