Biology:Prunus incana
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Short description: Species of plant
| Prunus incana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. incana
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus incana (Pall.) Batsch
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Prunus incana, the willow leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus canescens), is a species of sour cherry native to the Caucasus region of central Asia, including Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey and possibly Iran. A scrubby plant, it tends to grow on limestone cliffs at elevations around 360-2400 m.[1]
Uses
Prunus incana is used as a rootstock for peach, Prunus persica.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pfaf Plant Search". https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus%20incana.
- ↑ Reighard, Gregory L. (October–December 2000). "Peach Rootstocks for the United States: Are Foreign Rootstocks the Answer?". HortTechnology 10 (4): 714–718. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH.10.4.714. http://horttech.ashspublications.org/content/10/4/714.short.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17235052 entry
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