Prunus mexicana S.Watson
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tree to 12 m, not sprouting from the roots; lvs firm, oblong to oblong-obovate, 6–10 cm, abruptly acuminate, broadly rounded at base, coarsely and usually doubly serrate with broad, acuminate, ovate-triangular teeth 1–2 mm, slightly pubescent and somewhat rugose above, permanently soft-pubescent and ± reticulate-veiny beneath; petiole usually with a pair of distal glands; pedicels usually glabrous, 8–20 mm; hypanthium glabrous or sparsely pubescent; sep narrowly oblong, 2–3 mm, pubescent on both sides; pet white, 8–10 mm; fr purplish-red, glaucous, globose or ellipsoid, 2–3 cm long; stone turgid, obovoid to subglobose. Rocky open woods; Mo. and s. Ill. to Ala. and Tex., and n. Mex., with outlying stations to O., Ky. and S.D. Apr. (P. americana var. lanata)
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Common Names
bigtree-plum