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Prunus pumila var. besseyi (L.H.Bailey) Waugh

Western sandcherry (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus > Prunus pumila

Characteristics

Stems usually erect-ascending, sometimes sprawling with ascending tips, 1–7(–15) dm; twigs usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely puberulent. Leaf blades elliptic, oblanceolate, or obovate, 2.5–8 × 0.8–2.2(–2.9) cm, lengths ca. 2.9 times widths, base cuneate, apex short-acuminate, acute, or obtuse. Drupes subglobose, 8–12 × 5–12 mm; stones subglobose to ovoid, 7–9 × 5–7 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses breeding dye eating food medicinal ornamental rootstock
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prunus pumila var. besseyi world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Prunus pumila var. besseyi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210862-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013912
COL ID 5QYRD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Prunus besseyi Cerasus besseyi Prunus pumila var. besseyi Cerasus pumila subsp. besseyi Prunus pumila subsp. besseyi Prunus pumila var. besseyi
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