Flowering plantsIn Allen County, Ohio

Black cherry

Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Black cherry in all of Ohio
black cherry (Prunus serotina)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Near Allen County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (22)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
black cherry by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County163 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County68 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County138 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County101 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Allen County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 28 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Allen County · records of all species each week, 6,130 in all

Records per week from 28 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of black cherry in Allen County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of black cherryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100014
Jan 11–17004
Jan 18–240010
Jan 25–310012
Feb 1–70028
Feb 8–144146
Feb 15–210046
Feb 22–28008
Mar 1–73139
Mar 8–14009
Mar 15–210039
Mar 22–283177
Mar 29 – Apr 442195
Apr 5–1100205
Apr 12–1800314
Apr 19–2500128
Apr 26 – May 211195
May 3–900207
May 10–1600124
May 17–2300104
May 24–3011203
May 31 – Jun 611186
Jun 7–1300120
Jun 14–2000180
Jun 21–2700213
Jun 28 – Jul 400199
Jul 5–1121219
Jul 12–1800268
Jul 19–2500226
Jul 26 – Aug 100163
Aug 2–800220
Aug 9–1500191
Aug 16–2211182
Aug 23–2900240
Aug 30 – Sep 500134
Sep 6–1200136
Sep 13–1911274
Sep 20–2611164
Sep 27 – Oct 341245
Oct 4–100096
Oct 11–170070
Oct 18–240090
Oct 25–310084
Nov 1–70040
Nov 8–140034
Nov 15–210024
Nov 22–280016
Nov 29 – Dec 50011
Dec 6–120011
Dec 13–190012
Dec 20–260010
Dec 27 – Jan 22065

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,195 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,195 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of black cherry in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of black cherryYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10746,211
Jan 11–17745,146
Jan 18–24944,645
Jan 25–31864,698
Feb 1–71356,023
Feb 8–141955,888
Feb 15–21945,436
Feb 22–281746,846
Mar 1–71138,321
Mar 8–1410610,384
Mar 15–218312,620
Mar 22–2812513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 428819,661
Apr 5–1126626,860
Apr 12–1849839,925
Apr 19–2538941,623
Apr 26 – May 296956,391
May 3–960952,952
May 10–1653953,785
May 17–2344957,698
May 24–3060954,651
May 31 – Jun 636853,099
Jun 7–1313753,700
Jun 14–2018656,625
Jun 21–2719855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416558,477
Jul 5–1122661,336
Jul 12–1819764,722
Jul 19–2517569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 116659,416
Aug 2–814759,712
Aug 9–1522655,994
Aug 16–2217854,328
Aug 23–2916651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 515757,167
Sep 6–1217759,075
Sep 13–19261054,543
Sep 20–2618745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 337943,180
Oct 4–1028837,841
Oct 11–1731730,824
Oct 18–2415621,156
Oct 25–3131719,021
Nov 1–723614,172
Nov 8–1416612,621
Nov 15–211547,965
Nov 22–283188,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52066,083
Dec 6–121356,004
Dec 13–19965,423
Dec 20–26645,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21588,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late April to late May, middle week May 10–16.

From 29 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • chokecherry Prunus virginianaOften confused in Ohio: 28 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • wild cherry Prunus avium170 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum88 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • sweet birch Betula lenta83 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American persimmon Diospyros virginiana82 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest56%31%
Developed33%49%
Farmland9%11%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%
Open water0.1%3%

From 753 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,195 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.