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Prunus minutiflora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rosaceae

Subgenus
  
Amygdalus

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Prunus

Rank
  
Species

Prunus minutiflora

Similar
  
Prunus, Prunus rivularis, Prunus gracilis, Prunus texana, Prunus fremontii

Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond, is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico.

'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 0.079 in (2.0 mm) long. It has small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall in thickets. It is dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants, which is rare for Prunus. It mainly grows in limestone soils.

References

Prunus minutiflora Wikipedia