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It is natively found in various states of United States, from [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]].<ref name="iucnredlist"/> |
It is natively found in various states of United States, from [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]].<ref name="iucnredlist"/><ref>https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRGR</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:22, 13 October 2019
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
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. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
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Prunus normalis Small | |
Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum,[2][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).[4][5]
The specific epithet Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[6] Prunus gracilis grows up to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June–August.[7] Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[8] It grows in clusters and thickets.[9] It is hermaphrodite and pollinated by insects.[3]
Range
It is natively found in various states of United States, from Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[3][10]
Habitat
It is found growing in fence rows, open woodlands, woodlands edge, forest openings, hillsides, slopes, sandy roadsides, upland thickets and waste places. It is normally found at 100–1,300 m (330–4,270 ft) above sea level.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus gracilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes,, L.; Maxted,, N. (2016). "Prunus gracilis". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Prunus gracilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58.
- ^ https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRGR
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Republic of Texas in 1844
Media related to Prunus_gracilis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Prunus gracilis at Wikispecies
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