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Prunus gracilis
1913 illustration[2]
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P. gracilis[1]
Binomial name
Prunus gracilis

Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum,[3] sour plum, and sand plum, is native to the south-central United States (eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana).[1][4]

Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[5] Prunus gracilis grows up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June-August.[6] Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[7] It grows in clusters and thickets.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b GRIN (April 19, 2011). "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & A. Gray". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  2. ^ illustration published in Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 323.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus gracilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survery, University of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58.

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