Prunus pumila var. depressa (Pursh) Bean

Stems prostrate to decumbent, 1–5 dm; twigs glabrous. Leaf blades oblanceolate, 3.9–7.5 × 1–2(–2.3) cm, lengths ca. 3.7 times widths, base long-attenuate, apex obtuse to acute. Drupes broadly ellipsoid, 6–10 × 3–7 mm; stones ovoid to fusiform, 6–8.5 × 4.5–5 mm.

Rocky, gravelly, or sandy shores or bars of streams and lakes; at elevations from 10-200 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.