Prunus havardii
| Prunus havardii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Amygdalus |
| Species: | P. havardii[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus havardii (W.Wight) S. C. Mason 1913 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Amygdalus havardii W. Wight 1913 | |
Prunus havardii, called Havard's plum, is a rare North American species of shrub tree native to western Texas in the United States and to northern Chihuahua across the Río Grande in Mexico.[3] It is in the genus Prunus in the rose family, Rosaceae.[1]
It has white flowers and stiff spiny branches. Its height is about 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).[4]
References
- 1 2 GRIN (November 23, 2013). "Prunus havardii (W. Wight) S. C. Mason". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ↑ Tropicos, Prunus havardii (W. Wight) S.C. Mason
- ↑ Powell, A. Michael (1998). Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-292-76579-7.
- ↑ "Harvard Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
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