Prunus havardii
Prunus havardii, called Havard's plum, is a rare North American species of shrub tree native to western Texas in the United States and to northern Chihuahua across the Río Grande in Mexico.[2] It is in the genus Prunus in the rose family, Rosaceae.[3][4]
| Prunus havardii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Amygdalus |
| Species: | P. havardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus havardii (W.Wight) S.C.Mason | |
| Synonyms[1][lower-alpha 1] | |
|
Amygdalus havardii W. Wight | |
It has white flowers and stiff spiny branches. Its height is about 1.5 m (5 ft).[5]
Notes
- Frequently misspelled as Prunus harvardii
References
- Tropicos, Prunus havardii (W. Wight) S.C. Mason
- Powell, A. Michael (1998). Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-292-76579-7.
- "Prunus havardii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRHA
- "Harvard Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
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