| Scientific Name: | Prunus lusitanica |
| Common Name: | Portugal laurel |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Invasive plant |
| Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Hedge row, Screening |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Drupe, Blue, Black, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves about 8cm long, alternate, glossy dark green with undulating serrated margin (red petiole and red stems distinguish it from P. laurocerasus). | |