Pollinator plant

bird cherry

Prunus padus

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Common names

56 names · 36 languages
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Other languages (35)
Dutch
  • gewone vogelkers[2][3]
  • Vogelkers
French
Arabic
  • خوخ بادي[3]
Armenian
  • Թխենի[3]
Belarusian
  • Чаромха звычайная[3]
Bulgarian
  • Гроздовидна песъкиня[3]
Catalan
  • cirerer bord[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • střemcha obecná[3]
Danish
  • almindelig hæg[3]
English Creole
Estonian
  • harilik toomingas[3]
  • toomingas[3]
Finnish
German
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Hungarian
  • zselnicemeggy[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • エゾノウワミズザクラ[3]
Japanese (romanized)
  • ezo-no-uwamizu-zakura[3]
Kazakh
  • Мойыл[3]
Korean
  • 귀룽나무[3]
Latvian
  • Parastā ieva[3]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji ieva[3]
Mongolian
  • Азийн монос[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • czeremcha zwyczajna[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Черёмуха обыкновенная[3]
Slovak
  • čremcha obyčajná[3]
  • čremcha strapcovitá[3]
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
Ukrainian
  • Черемха звичайна[3]
  • Черемшина[3]
Welsh
  • Coeden geirios yr adar[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • bird cherry — Page 2, column 2, row top 502 pt; common-name cell after Prunus padus.; Prunus padus.
[2] Prunus padus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • bird cherry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ahlkirsche — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elexsen — results[0].names[51]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elsbeere — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elsenkirsche — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Faulbaum — results[0].names[55]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Gewöhnliche Traubenkirsche — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Sumpfkirsche — results[0].names[47]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ölasn — results[0].names[52]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ölexen — results[0].names[50]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ösn — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Öxn — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • European bird cherry — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • hackberry — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • cerisuela — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • cerisier à grappes — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • merisier à grappes — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • pado — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • gewone vogelkers — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • azereiro-dos-danados — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • pado — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
[3] Prunus padus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • bird cherry — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ahlkirsche — results[18].names[46]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elexsen — results[18].names[51]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elsbeere — results[18].names[49]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Elsenkirsche — results[18].names[48]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Faulbaum — results[18].names[55]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Gewöhnliche Traubenkirsche — results[18].names[44]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Sumpfkirsche — results[18].names[47]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ölasn — results[18].names[52]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ölexen — results[18].names[50]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Ösn — results[18].names[54]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Öxn — results[18].names[53]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • European bird cherry — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • hackberry — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • cerisuela — results[18].names[20]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • cerisier à grappes — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • merisier à grappes — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • pado — results[18].names[32]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • gewone vogelkers — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • azereiro-dos-danados — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • pado — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • hackberry — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • tuomi — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Черёмуха обыкновенная — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • 귀룽나무 — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • hägg — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • czeremcha zwyczajna — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • střemcha obecná — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Paprastoji ieva — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • harilik toomingas — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • almindelig hæg — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Мойыл — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • hegg — results[18].names[21]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • エゾノウワミズザクラ — results[18].names[22]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • ezo-no-uwamizu-zakura — results[18].names[23]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • lehtotuomi — results[18].names[24]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • خوخ بادي — results[18].names[25]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • toomingas — results[18].names[26]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • čremcha strapcovitá — results[18].names[27]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Թխենի — results[18].names[28]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • 稠李 — results[18].names[29]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • cirerer bord — results[18].names[30]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • 稠李 — results[18].names[31]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Mălin — results[18].names[33]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Черемха звичайна — results[18].names[34]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Чаромха звычайная — results[18].names[35]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • čremsa — results[18].names[36]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Parastā ieva — results[18].names[37]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • 臭李子 — results[18].names[38]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Черемшина — results[18].names[39]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • čremcha obyčajná — results[18].names[40]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • zselnicemeggy — results[18].names[41]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Азийн монос — results[18].names[42]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Coeden geirios yr adar — results[18].names[43]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
  • Гроздовидна песъкиня — results[18].names[45]; taxon id 143793; Prunus padus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Rosaceae

Genus-level classification for Prunus; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Prunus padus in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

bird cherry (Prunus padus) is a tree. It flowers from April to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Prunus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2451952; ID 6Y6H; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Prunus padus (top 502 pt)

    Source checked on .