Prunus × fruticans

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Prunus × fruticans
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species:
P. × fruticans
Binomial name
Prunus × fruticans
Synonyms
  • Prunus spinosa subsp. fruticans (Weihe) Nyman

Prunus × fruticans (or Prunus fruticans) is a species of shrubby Prunus, reaching about 4 m (13 ft). It is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid of sloe, Prunus spinosa, and bullace, Prunus domestica var. insititia, found mainly in Europe where their ranges overlap. It is a tetraploid.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Flora 9:748. 1826, pro sp.
  2. ^ Žabka, Michal; Ďurišová, Ľuba; Eliáš Jr, Pavol; Baranec, Tibor (20 February 2018). "Genome size and ploidy level among wild and cultivated Prunus taxa in Slovakia". Biologia. 73 (2): 121–128. doi:10.2478/s11756-018-0014-9. S2CID 4553772.


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