Prunus minutiflora

Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond,[4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.[5]

Prunus minutiflora
Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male)

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Amygdalus
Species:
P. minutiflora
Binomial name
Prunus minutiflora
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Amygdalus minutiflora (Engelm.) W.Wight
  • Armeniaca minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) K.Koch
  • Emplectocladus minutiflorus (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Dayton
  • Cerasus minutiflora (Engelm. ex A. Gray) A. Gray

'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 0.079 in (2.0 mm) long.[6] It has small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) 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
  1. "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
  3. Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
  4. "Prunus minutiflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. "Prunus minutiflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. "Prunus minutiflora". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. "Texas Almond, Peachbrush, Small-flower Peach-brush". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  9. Okie, W. R. (2006). "Introgression of Prunus Species in Plum" (PDF). New York Fruit Quarterly. 14 (1): 29–37.
  10. 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.
  11. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRMI2
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