Prunus texana

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Prunus texana
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Prunus texana fruit, branches, and leaves
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Species:
P. texana
Binomial name
Prunus texana
Synonyms [2]
  • Amygdalus glandulosaHook.
  • Amygdalus texana(D.Dietr.) W.Wight

Prunus texana, called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, duraznillo and wild peach [3] [4] is native to central and western Texas. [4] [5] Although it looks like peach, it actually belongs to Prunus sect. Prunocerasus together with other North American plum species. [6]

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Description

P. texana is a bushy shrub about 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) tall and 0.5–1.5 m (1+1⁄2–5 ft) wide. The branches have short hairs. The flowers are white or pink. [4] Blossoms appear in February and March and are 1–1.5 centimetres (3⁄8–5⁄8 inch). [5] The fruits are egg-shaped and 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', and 'Stuart'. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rhodes, L.; Pollard, R.P.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Amygdalus texana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T50025974A50025987. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50025974A50025987.en . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Prunus texana D. Dietr.
  3. ↑ "Prunus texana". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . 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. 1 (6). Washington, DC: Department of Agriculture: 154–164.
  6. 1 2 Flora of North America, Prunus texana D. Dietrich, 1842. Peachbush, Texas wild peach
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