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Prunus pedunculata Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The branches are spreading and there are many short branchlets. The leaves in the small branches are clustered. The leaves on the other branches are alternate and 1-4 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fleshy fruit are dark purple to red. They are oval and 1-2 cm across. They are hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Stony mountain slopes and watersheds with steppe vegetation. Sunny pebbly slopes and steppes.
More
Temperate. In northern China is grows on sunny pebbly slopes and on the steppes.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses dye environmental use gene source medicinal ornamental
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
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
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Images

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Distribution

Prunus pedunculata world distribution map, present in China, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:730093-1
WFO ID wfo-0000986047
COL ID 4N94C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amygdalus pilosa Prunus pilosa Amygdalus pedunculata Prunus pedunculata
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