Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond,[4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.[5]
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| Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male) | |
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. Emplectocladus |
| Species: | P. minutiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus minutiflora | |
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'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 2 millimetres (1⁄16 inch) long.[6] It has small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 1.3 centimetres (1⁄2 in) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 0.91 metres (3 feet) 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
edit- ^ "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
- ^ Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus minutiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Prunus minutiflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Mason, Silas C. (1914). "The Pubescent-Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States". Journal of Agricultural Research. 1 (2). Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture: 172–174.
- ^ "Prunus minutiflora". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Texas Almond, Peachbrush, Small-flower Peach-brush". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Okie, W. R. (2006). "Introgression of Prunus Species in Plum" (PDF). New York Fruit Quarterly. 14 (1): 29–37.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database".
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