Prunus gracilis
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Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum,[3][4] 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][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.[4]
Range
It is natively found in various states of United States, from Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[4]
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.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Prunus gracilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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.
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