Biology:Prunus umbellata
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| Prunus umbellata bush | |
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. Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Prunocerasus |
| Species: | P. umbellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus umbellata Elliott
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Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas .[3][4]
Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread. It has alternate serrate green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white, creamy, or grayish. Fruits are round, purple, and 1.3–2.5 centimeters (1⁄2–1 inch) in diameter.[4] The trees bloom and bear fruit later than other plums. The fruits mature August–October. Large crops appear only every 3–4 years.[5]
P. umbellata trees can live up to 40 years and are very difficult to distinguish from P. angustifolia, with which it hybridizes easily.[6]
The fruits are made into jellies and jams.[7]
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References
- ↑ Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus umbellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50668331A50668334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50668331A50668334.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50668331/50668334. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ The Plant List, Prunus umbellata Elliott
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus umbellata | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = December 28, 2014 }}
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Prunus umbellata: Flatwoods Plum". University of Florida IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st521. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Flatwoods Plum, Black Sloe, Sloe, Hog Plum". Texas A&M University. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/prunusumbellata.htm. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Plum Delicious and Native, Too!". Florida Native Plant Society. July 15, 2011. http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/plum-delicious-and-native-too.html. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 507. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17235187 entry
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