Prunus laurocerasus L.
(Cherry Laurel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
GenusPrunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel) :
1: Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
22 Mar 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower . Photos: pollen
Image 1: Flowers budsImage 2: Flowers - largely gone overImage 3: Leaf spray with flower budsImage 4: Leaf spray with flowers and budsImage 5: Pollen - magnifiedImage 6: Pollen - magnified (2)Image 7: Pollen - magnified (3)
2: Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
22 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flowers and foliageImage 2: Flowers and foliage (2)Image 3: Flowers and foliage (3)Image 4: Large bushes, covered in flowerImage 5: Large bushes, covered in flower (2)Image 6: Large bushes, covered in flower (3)
3: Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
20 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Flowering branchImage 2: Flowering branchesImage 3: Flowering branches (2)Image 4: Flowering branches at roadsideImage 5: Flower spikesImage 6: Flower spikes (2)Image 7: Flower spikes (3)Image 8: Flower spikes - close-upImage 9: Flower spikes - close-up (2)Image 10: Flower spikes - close-up (3)Image 11: Flowers - enlarged

Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 54 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel)
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