Biology:Prunus havardii

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Short description: Species of shrub

Prunus havardii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Amygdalus
Species:
P. havardii
Binomial name
Prunus havardii
(W.Wight) S.C.Mason
Synonyms[2][lower-alpha 1]

Amygdalus havardii W. Wight

Prunus havardii, called Havard's wild almond[3] or 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.[4] It is in the genus Prunus in the rose family, Rosaceae.[5][6]

Its height is about 1.5 metres (5 feet). It has white flowers and stiff spiny branches.[7]

Notes

  1. Frequently misspelled as Prunus harvardii

References

  1. Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus harvardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50458195A50673974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50458195A50673974.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50458195/50673974. Retrieved 28 August 2021. 
  2. Tropicos, Prunus havardii (W. Wight) S.C. Mason
  3. Mason, S.C. (1913-11-10). "The pubescent-fruited species of Prunus of the southwestern states". Journal of Agricultural Research 1 (2): 147–177. https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43965391/PDF. 
  4. 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. 
  5. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus havardii | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = February 4, 2014 }}
  6. "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRHA. 
  7. "Harvard Plum". Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/prunushavard.htm. Retrieved February 4, 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15546771 entry