WorldFloraDB - Prunus prostrata

Characteristics

A low spreading shrub. It has many twigs. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows flat on the ground or forms small hummocks. The young twigs have fine hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong. They have sharp teeth. They have grey hairs underneath. The flowers are bright pink and 12-15 mm across. The mostly occur singly. The fruit is a small cherry. It is red when ripe and 8 mm across.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

endozoochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

1.0 - 1.25

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Rocks, in crevices, stony areas and screes, preferring limestone. Also growing in thickets of low creeping shrubs in mountainous areas; usually at elevations from 1,000-2,500 metres but sometimes descending to 200 metres.

More

Temperate. It grows on rocky and exposed places in hills and mountains. It grows up to 1,500 m above sea level.

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Soil texture
Soil acidity
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	dye environmental use gene source material medicinal wood
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
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-