Prunus minutiflora

Prunus minutiflora
	Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male)
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
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. Emplectocladus
Species:	P. minutiflora
Binomial name
	Prunus minutiflora; Engelm. ex A. Gray
Synonyms
	Amygdalus minutiflora (Engelm.) W.Wight; Armeniaca minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) K.Koch; Emplectocladus minutiflorus (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Dayton; Cerasus minutiflora (Engelm. ex A. Gray) A. Gray;

Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond,^[4] is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.^[5]

'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

^ "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
^ The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
^ Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
^ NRCS. "Prunus minutiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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".

External links

[IUCN-1] "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

[2] The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray

[3] Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray

[4] NRCS. "Prunus minutiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[grin-5] "Prunus minutiflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

[6] 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.

[7] "Prunus minutiflora". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

[8] "Texas Almond, Peachbrush, Small-flower Peach-brush". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

[9] Okie, W. R. (2006). "Introgression of Prunus Species in Plum" (PDF). New York Fruit Quarterly. 14 (1): 29–37.

[10] 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.

[11] "USDA Plants Database".

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