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Species
Prunus virginiana [Padus virginiana]
Family
Rosaceae
CommonName
chokecherry, bitterberry
Presence
YES
Status
native
EarliestDate
1899
LatestDate
2021
Ecosystem
basin, foothill, montane, ruderal
Geobotanical
SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
Cumbres
WildlifePreserves
Great Sand Dunes
Other Localities
La Botica
Comments
Chokecherry is common on canyon walls and creek banks throughout the Watershed, sometimes—to the convenience of jelly makers—alongside roads. It follows the Rio Grande drainage into far west Texas, and can be found in most counties of the USA, with the exception of the Deep South and most of Texas.