Prunus minutiflora
Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms[2][3]
  • 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

  1. ↑ "Amygdalus minutiflora (Dwarf Plum, Smallflower Peachbrush, Texas Almond)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A. Gray
  4. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus minutiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  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. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. 1 (2): 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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