Prunus texana

Prunus texana
Prunus texana fruit, branches, and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Subgenus:Prunus subg. Amygdalus
Species: P. texana
Binomial name
Prunus texana
Synonyms[2]
  • Amygdalus glandulosa Hook.
  • Amygdalus texana (D.Dietr.) W.Wight

Prunus texana, called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, and wild peach.[3][4] It is native to central and western Texas.[4][5]

Description

Prunus texana is a bushy shrub about 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall and 0.5–1.5 meters (1.6–4.9 ft) wide. Branches have short hairs. Flowers are white or pink.[4] Blossoms appear in February and March and are 1–1.5 centimeters (0.39–0.59 in).[5] Fruits are egg-shaped, yellow or greenish yellow. The leaves are slender and elliptical with small teeth. The species readily hybridizes with native and cultivated plums.[5][6]

Cultivars include "Bolen", "Gephart", "Johnson", "Stuart".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Amygdalus texana (Peachbush, Sand Plum, Texas Almond Cherry, Texas Peachbush)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Prunus texana D. Dietr.
  3. ↑ "Prunus texana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sand Plum, Peach Bush Prunus texana". Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Mason, Silas C. (March 1914). Kellerman, Karl F., ed. "The Pubescent Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States". Journal of Agricultural Research. Washington, DC: Department of Agriculture. 1 (6): 154–164.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Prunus texana D. Dietrich, 1842. Peachbush, Texas wild peach
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