Biology:Prunus minutiflora
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Prunus minutiflora | |
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| Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male) | |
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. Emplectocladus |
| Species: | P. minutiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond,[4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.[5]
'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 2 millimetres (1⁄16 inch) long.[6] It has small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 1.3 centimetres (1⁄2 in) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 0.91 metres (3 feet) tall in thickets.[7] It is dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants,[8] which is rare for Prunus.[9] It mainly grows in limestone soils.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/50025687/0. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
- ↑ Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
- ↑ "Prunus minutiflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRMI2. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus minutiflora | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = December 30, 2014 }}
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=qxUFAAAAYAAJ&q=Prunus+minutiflora&pg=PA173.
- ↑ "Prunus minutiflora". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PRMI2.
- ↑ "Texas Almond, Peachbrush, Small-flower Peach-brush". Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/prunusminutuf.htm.
- ↑ Okie, W. R. (2006). "Introgression of Prunus Species in Plum". New York Fruit Quarterly 14 (1): 29–37. http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/2006-Volume-14/Vol-14-No-1/Introgression-of-Prunus-Species-in-Plum.pdf.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRMI2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q17235123 entry
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