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:''Not to be confused with Prunus avium, meaning "bird cherry".'' |synonyms_ref = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species )〕 }} ''Prunus padus'', known as bird cherry or hackberry, is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows south of the Arctic Circle in northern Britain and Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine. There are also some trees in France, Spain, Portugal and in the Balkans. It is the type species of the subgenus ''Padus'', which have flowers in racemes. ==Characteristics== The English name "hackberry"〔 refers to the fruit, which is astringent due to their tannin content.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Science & Plants for Schools (U.K.) )〕 There are two varieties: *European bird cherry ''Prunus padus'' var. ''padus'', Europe and western Asia. *Asian bird cherry ''Prunus padus'' var. ''commutata'', eastern Asia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prunus padus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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