Prunus fruticosa

Prunus fruticosa
P. fruticosa flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Cerasus
Species:
P. fruticosa
Binomial name
Prunus fruticosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerasus fruticosa (Pall.) Woronow
  • Prunus intermedia Poiret

Prunus fruticosa, the European dwarf cherry,[2] dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry is a deciduous, xerophytic, winter-hardy, cherry-bearing shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry, but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis.[3][4][5][6][7]

Prunus fruticosa is native to central and southeastern Europe, Ukraine, European Russia, the northern Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and the Altai.[8]

  1. ^ Wójcicki, Jan J.; Marhold, Karol (January 1993). "Variability, hybridization and distribution of Prunus fruticosa (Rosaceae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia". Polish Botanical Studies. 5: 9–24. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Prunus fruticosa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. ^ "USDA Plants Database". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Prunus fruticosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ Loudon, John Claudius (1838). Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain, ... London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans. p. 702. Under C. chamaecerasus. Downloadable Google Books.
  6. ^ Bailey, L.L. (1916). The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Vol. V. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 2386.
  7. ^ Dzhangaliev, A.D.; Salova, T.N.; Turekhanova, P.M. (2003). "The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan" (PDF). In Janick, Jules (ed.). Horticultural Previews. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 305–371. ISBN 0-471-21968-1.
  8. ^ "Prunus fruticosa Pall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 September 2024.