Prunus hortulana
| Prunus hortulana | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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. hortulana
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus hortulana | |
Prunus hortulana, called the hortulan plum[3] and wild goose plum,[3] is a fruit shrub in the rose family found in the central United States in: Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.[3][4] Populations east of the Appalachians probably represent naturalizations.[5]
Prunus hortulana is a deciduous tree with a trunk diameter of up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) and an overall height of 6 metres (20 ft) or more. Leaves are green and hairless on the top but hairy on the underside. White flowers in clusters of 2-4 appear in the Spring. Fruits are red or yellow drupes with white dots, reportedly sweet and pleasant-tasting. The species grows in upland forests and near streams.[6][7][8]
There are several domesticated cultivars and hybrids with other Prunus.[9]
References
- ^ illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 324
- ^ "Prunus hortulana L.H.Bailey". The Plant List. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Prunus hortulana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus hortulana L. H. Bailey". Catalogue of Life. October 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ "Prunus hortulana Bailey". Oklahoma Biological Survey. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Flora of North America, Prunus hortulana L. H. Bailey, 1892. Hortulan or wild goose plum
- ^ Bailey, Liberty Hyde 1892. Garden & Forest 5(209): 90
- ^ Wight, William Franklin (April 2, 1915). Native American Species of Prunus. Washington, D. C.: United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
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