Prunus texana | |
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Prunus texana fruit, branches, and leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Prunus texana, called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, duraznillo 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]
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]
Prunus texana | |
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Prunus texana fruit, branches, and leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Prunus texana, called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, duraznillo 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]
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]