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Prunus caroliniana, known as the Carolina Cherry Laurel, with syns. Cherry Laurel, Carolina Cherry, LaurelcherryCarolina plum, or Wild Mock Orange, is a flowering tree native to the Southeastern United States, from North Carolina south to Florida and westward to eastern Texas. It was once classified as Laurocerasus caroliniana. It 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.

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1. (c) Carol Foil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/9403463@N05/4474315802
2. (c) Homer Edward Price, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/28340342@N08/8685897265/
3. (c) Homer Edward Price, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/28340342@N08/2879974805/
4. Adapted by Melissa McMasters from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_caroliniana

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