Prunus gracilis

Short description: Species of tree

Prunus gracilis

1913 illustration[1]

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]

Scientific classification
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. gracilis

Binomial name
Prunus gracilis

Engelm. & A.Gray

Synonyms

Prunus normalis Small

Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum,[3][2] sour plum, and sand plum, is a species of Prunus native to the south-central United States.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Taxonomy
* 3 Distribution and habitat
* 4 Uses
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Description

Prunus gracilis grows up to 1.8 metres (6 feet) tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June–August.[4] It grows in clusters and thickets.[5] It is hermaphroditic and pollinated by insects.[2]

## Taxonomy

The specific epithet Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[6]

## Distribution and habitat

It is natively found in various states of the United States, including Alabama, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Colorado, Kansas , northwestern Louisiana, eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas .[2][7][8][9]

It is found growing in fence rows, open woodlands, woodlands edge, forest openings, hillsides, slopes, sandy roadsides, upland thickets and waste places. It is normally found at 100–1,300 m (330–4,270 ft) above sea level.[2]

## Uses

Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[10]

## References

1. ↑ illustration published in Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 323.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Pollard, R.P.; Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50403541A50673957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T50403541A50673957.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50403541/50673957. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. ↑ "Prunus gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRGR. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
4. ↑ "Prunus gracilis". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PRGR.
5. ↑ Wright, William Franklin (1915). Native American species of Prunus. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 58. https://books.google.com/books?id=IKQUAAAAYAAJ&q=prunus+gracilis&pg=PA58.
6. ↑ "Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray". Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma. http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/prun-gra.htm.
7. ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Prunus gracilis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = December 30, 2014 }}
8. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
9. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRGR.
10. ↑ "Oklahoma Plum, Sour Plum, Sand Plum". Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/prunusgracil.htm.

## External links

* "Prunus gracilis". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+gracilis.
* photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Republic of Texas in 1844

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