Biology:Prunus texana
| Prunus texana | |
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| Prunus texana fruit, branches, and leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Prunocerasus |
| Species: | P. texana
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus texana D.Dietr.
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Prunus texana, called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, and wild peach[3][4] is native to central and western Texas.[4][5] Although it looks like peach, it actually belongs to Prunus sect. Prunocerasus together with other North American plum species.[6]
Description
P. texana is a bushy shrub about 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) tall and 0.5–1.5 m (1 1⁄2–5 ft) wide. The branches have short hairs. The flowers are white or pink.[4] Blossoms appear in February and March and are 1–1.5 centimetres (3⁄8–5⁄8 inch).[5] The fruits are egg-shaped and yellow or greenish yellow. The leaves are slender and elliptical with small teeth. The species readily hybridizes with native and cultivated plums.[5][6]
Cultivars include 'Bolen', 'Gephart', 'Johnson', and 'Stuart'.[5]
References
- ↑ "Amygdalus texana (Peachbush, Sand Plum, Texas Almond Cherry, Texas Peachbush)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/50025974/0.
- ↑ Tropicos, Prunus texana D. Dietr.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus texana | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = November 26, 2014 }}
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sand Plum, Peach Bush Prunus texana". Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/prunustexan.htm. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mason, Silas C. (March 1914). Kellerman, Karl F.. ed. "The Pubescent Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States". Journal of Agricultural Research (Washington, DC: Department of Agriculture) 1 (6): 154–164. https://books.google.com/books?id=x8NFAQAAIAAJ&dq=prunus+texana&pg=RA1-PR8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flora of North America, Prunus texana D. Dietrich, 1842. Peachbush, Texas wild peach
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17234910 entry
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