Prunus gracilis
| Prunus gracilis | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Amygdalus |
| Species: | P. gracilis[2] |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus gracilis Engelm. & A.Gray | |
Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum,[3] sour plum, and sand plum, is native to the south-central United States (eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana).[2][4]
Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[5] Prunus gracilis grows up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June-August.[6] Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[7] It grows in clusters and thickets.[8]
References
- ↑ illustration published in Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 323.
- 1 2 GRIN (April 19, 2011). "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & A. Gray". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Prunus gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survery, University of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58.
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