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An evergreen plant with shiny leathery leaves, 5-8cm. It produces upright flowers in racemes 5-12cm long. The individual flower petals are small white and about 4mm long. The berries ripen in late summer changing from green to red then black. It was introduced from SE Europe and is now widespread in...

Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)

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An evergreen plant with shiny leathery leaves, 5-8cm. It produces upright flowers in racemes 5-12cm long. The individual flower petals are small white and about 4mm long. The berries ripen in late summer changing from green to red then black. It was introduced from SE Europe and is now widespread in gardens, parks but also, as pictured here, in roadside ditches. Picture taken at Stagsden, Bedfordshire 5th September 2009.

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9th Sep 2009 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
 Biology, Science

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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plant flower berry wild

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