| Prunus rivularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Prunocerasus |
| Species: | P. rivularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus rivularis | |
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| Natural range (Prunus munsoniana) | |
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Prunus rivularis, known variously by the common names creek plum,[1] hog plum,[1] or wild-goose plum[1] is a thicket-forming shrub. It prefers calcareous clay soil or limestone-based woodland soils. This deciduous plant belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and is found mainly in the central United States. It is a shrub consisting of slender stems with umbel clusters of white blossoms. The fruit is a drupe that resembles a large berry; though it has a bitter taste, it serves as a source of food for birds and other wildlife. "Prunus" is Latin for plum, whereas "rivularis" means being near a stream.[3]
- ^ a b c d e Prunus rivularis was originally described and published in Linnaea 21:594. 1848. "Prunus rivularis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ Hung, Kuang-Chi (July 2013). Finding Patterns in Nature: Asa Gray'sPlant Geography and Collecting Networks (1830s-1860s) (PhD). Harvard University. hdl:1/11181178. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History of Science
- ^ "USDA Plants Database".
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