| Prunus incana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. incana |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus incana (Pall.) Batsch | |
Prunus incana, the willow leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus canescens ), is a species of sour cherry native to the Caucasus region of central Asia, including Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Kurdistan region of Iraq and Iran. A scrubby plant, it tends to grow on limestone cliffs at elevations around 360-2400 m. [1]
Prunus incana is used as a rootstock for peach, Prunus persica . [2] [3]