Prunus gracilis

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]

Prunus gracilis
1913 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
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
Binomial name
Prunus gracilis
Synonyms

Prunus normalis Small

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Prunus gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Prunus gracilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  8. "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  9. Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58.
  10. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRGR


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