Prunus umbellata

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Prunus umbellata
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Prunus umbellata bush
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Species:
P. umbellata
Binomial name
Prunus umbellata
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Prunus mitisBeadle
  • Prunus tardaSarg.
  • Prunus umbellata var. tarda(Sarg.) W.Wight
  • Prunus injucundaSmall
  • Prunus injuncundaSmall

Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas. [3] [4]

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Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread. It has alternate serrate green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white, creamy, or grayish. Fruits are round, purple, and 1.3–2.5 centimeters (1⁄2–1 inch) in diameter. [4] The trees bloom and bear fruit later than other plums. The fruits mature August–October. Large crops appear only every 3–4 years. [5]

P. umbellata trees can live up to 40 years and are very difficult to distinguish from P. angustifolia , with which it hybridizes easily. [6]

The fruits are made into jellies and jams. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus umbellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T50668331A50668334. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50668331A50668334.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Prunus umbellata Elliott
  3. ↑ "Prunus umbellata". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Prunus umbellata: Flatwoods Plum". University of Florida IFAS Extension. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Flatwoods Plum, Black Sloe, Sloe, Hog Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Plum Delicious and Native, Too!". Florida Native Plant Society. July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 507. ISBN   0-394-50760-6.
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