Prunus tenella

Prunus tenella
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Amygdalus
Species:	P. tenella
Binomial name
	Prunus tenella; Batsch, 1801
Synonyms
	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, dwarf Russian almond,^[2] is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus Prunus, native to steppes of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia, as well as dry open sites of Caucasus, Western and Central Asia. In the wild, it tends to grow in clusters of one to three.^{[citation needed]} P. tenella yields small almond-like hairy fruits with characteristic flavor. It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom and exceptional winter hardiness. 'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers.

Notes

^ USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Online Database
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Prunus tenella". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links

Tree Guide - Russian Dwarf Almond
Amygdalus nana in Flora of China
Media related to Prunus tenella at Wikimedia Commons

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[GRIN-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.

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