Prunus ilicifolia (nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D.dietr.

Hollyleaf cherry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A small tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 6.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Borders of streams and moist sandy soils, where it makes a small tree. It is also found on dry hillsides where it is only a shrub. Chaparral, woodlands, canyons, slopes, and ridges; at elevations up to 1,600 metres.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses dye food material medicinal vertebrate poison wood
Edible fruits roots seeds
Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (bark), Cough Medicine (leaf), Cough Medicine (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Prunus ilicifolia leaf picture by Lauren Holloway (cc-by-sa)
Prunus ilicifolia leaf picture by Johnny Poppyseed (cc-by-sa)
Prunus ilicifolia leaf picture by Nathaly Hernández Díaz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Prunus ilicifolia flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Prunus ilicifolia fruit picture by Ryan Ryan (cc-by-sa)
Prunus ilicifolia fruit picture by Crisi Ellswo (cc-by-sa)
Prunus ilicifolia fruit picture by Johnny Poppyseed (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prunus ilicifolia world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Prunus ilicifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30123157-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013868
COL ID 4N8W7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cerasus ilicifolius Laurocerasus ilicifolia Lauro-cerasus ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia subsp. ilicifolia Prunus ilicifolia