Prunus tenella

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Prunus tenella

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1
)
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
Species:
P. tenella
Binomial name
Prunus tenella
Batsch
, 1801
Synonyms[1]
  • Amygdalus ledebouriana Schltdl.
  • Amygdalus georgica Desf.
  • Amygdalus nana L.
  • Prunus ledebouriana (Schltdl.) Y.Y.Yao
  • Prunus nana (L.) Stokes
  • Prunus georgica (Desf.) Eisenman

Prunus tenella, the dwarf Russian almond,

Western and Central Asia
.

It yields small

bush cherries, apricots and plums, rather than almonds.[3][4]

The Latin specific epithet tenella means "tender" or "delicate".[5]

'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers.[6]

References

  1. ^ USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Online Database
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus tenella". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. S2CID 14542774
    .
  4. PMID 32576920
    .
  5. ISBN 184533731X
    .
  6. ^ "Prunus tenella 'Firre Hill'". RHS. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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