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|synonyms_ref = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species )〕〔(Tropicos, ''Prunus caroliniana'' (Mill.) Aiton )〕 |}} ''Prunus caroliniana'', known as the Carolina laurelcherrry, Carolina cherry laurel, cherry laurel, Carolina cherry, or wild mock orange, is a flowering tree native to the Southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to central Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prunus caroliniana )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prunus caroliniana )〕〔(Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map )〕 The species has also escaped into the wild in a few places in California.〔(Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Prunus caroliniana'' Ait. Carolina laurelcherry )〕 ''Prunus caroliniana'' is not to be confused with its European relative ''Prunus laurocerasus'', which is also called Cherry Laurel, though mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S. ==Description== ''Prunus caroliniana'' is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree which grows to about 8–13 meters (26-43 feet) tall, with a spread of about 6–9 meters (20-30 feet). The leaves are dark green, alternate, shiny, leathery, elliptic to oblanceolate, 5–12 cm (2-4.8 inches) long, usually with an entire (smooth) margin, but occasionally serrulate (having subtle serrations), and with cuneate bases. Reproductively mature trees have entire margins, whereas immature ones often have subtle serrations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prunus caroliniana )〕) The twigs are red to grayish brown, slender, and hariless. The white to cream-colored flowers are produced in racemes (stalked bunches) 5–8 cm (2.0-3.2 inches) long in the late winter to early spring.〔 The fruits are tiny black cherries about 1 cm (0.4 inches) in diameter, which persist through winter and are primarily consumed by birds (February - April).〔 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 caroliniana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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