Prunus havardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Amygdalus
Species:
P. havardii
Binomial name
Prunus havardii
(W.Wight) S.C.Mason
Synonyms[2][a]

Amygdalus havardii W. Wight

Prunus havardii, called Havard's wild almond[3] or Havard's plum, is a rare North American species of shrub tree native to western Texas in the United States and to northern Chihuahua across the Río Grande in Mexico.[4] It is in the genus Prunus in the rose family, Rosaceae.[5][6]

Its height is about 1.5 metres (5 feet). It has white flowers and stiff spiny branches.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Frequently misspelled as Prunus harvardii

References

  1. ^ Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus harvardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T50458195A50673974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50458195A50673974.en. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Tropicos, Prunus havardii (W. Wight) S.C. Mason
  3. ^ Mason, S.C. (1913-11-10). "The pubescent-fruited species of Prunus of the southwestern states". Journal of Agricultural Research. 1 (2): 147–177.
  4. ^ Powell, A. Michael (1998). Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-292-76579-7.
  5. ^ "Prunus havardii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "USDA Plants Database".
  7. ^ "Harvard Plum". Texas A&M University. Retrieved February 4, 2014.


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