Prunus minutiflora

Prunus minutiflora
Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Amygdalus
Species: P. minutiflora[1]
Binomial name
Prunus minutiflora
Engelm. ex A. Gray 1850 not S.Watson 1871
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Amygdalus minutiflora (Engelm.) W.Wight
  • Armeniaca minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) K.Koch
  • Emplectocladus minutiflorus (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Dayton
  • Cerasus minutiflora (Engelm. ex A. Gray) A. Gray

Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond,[4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.[1]

'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 0.079 in (2.0 mm) long.[5] It has small small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall in thickets.[6] It is dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants,[7] which is rare for Prunus.[8] It mainly grows in limestone soils.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 GRIN (October 12, 2011). "Prunus minutiflora Engelm.". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
  3. Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
  4. "Prunus minutiflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. Mason, Silas C. (1914). "The Pubescent-Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States". Journal of Agricultural Research (Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture) 1 (2): 172–174.
  6. "Prunus minutiflora". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. "Texas Almond, Peachbrush, Small-flower Peach-brush". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. Okie, W. R. (2006). "Introgression of Prunus Species in Plum" (PDF). New York Fruit Quarterly 14 (1): 29–37.
  9. Powell, A. Michael (1998). Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-292-76579-7.

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