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Internal ID UUID64403eb6f1476155682163
Scientific name Prunus cercocarpifolia
Authority Villarreal
First published in Sida 13: 273 (1989)

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The species is a small shrub, growing up to 1.5 m in height, with a rounded crown and a few branches. Its leaves are small, measuring 1.5-2 cm in length, and are covered in fine hairs. Its flowers are white, with five petals, and are borne in clusters of two to three. Its fruits are small, round drupes, measuring 1-1.5 cm in diameter, and are covered in fine hairs.

Prunus cercocarpifolia is a species of Prunus found in the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico. It is a small shrub, growing up to 1.5 m in height, with a rounded crown and a few branches. Its leaves are small, measuring 1.5-2 cm in length, and are covered in fine hairs. Its flowers are white, with five petals, and are borne in clusters of two to three. Its fruits are small, round drupes, measuring 1-1.5 cm in diameter, and are covered in fine hairs. When initially collected, Eupelmid wasps were found within the pits. It is closely related to Prunus microphylla.

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Chinese 榆叶沙扁桃

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World Flora Online wfo-0000987168
Tropicos 50219896
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:283798-2
Open Tree Of Life 88520
Observations.org 507576
NCBI Taxonomy 1182928
IPNI 283798-2
iNaturalist 278491
GBIF 3023344
Elurikkus 351828
USDA GRIN 463082
Wikipedia Prunus_cercocarpifolia

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