| Prunus minutiflora | |
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| Prunus minutiflora flowers: A-Pistil (female), B-Stamen (male) | |
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 | |
| Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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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] Seeds are fed upon by the larvae of the weevil Coccotorus pruniphilus , [12] while the leaves are believed to be a host plant for larvae of the moth Ursia furtiva . [13]
