Prunus glandulosa

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ROSACEAE
Species:Prunus glandulosa Thunb.
Common Name:Dwarf Flowering Almond
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Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Dwarf Flowering Almond is an introduced deciduous shrub in the Rose family (Rosaceae). It is native to eastern Asia. It has been collected at scattered locations in Alabama, either persisting from cultivation or escaping. It is commonly cultivated and can be found on roadsides, around old home sites, in pastures, and along fence rows. It is a colonial suckering shrub reaching 3-5 feet in height. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate in outline, with blunt, gland-tipped teeth along the margins. The leaves are pubescent on the lower surface. Flowers are solitary and axillary. The flowers are produced with or before the leaves. Our plants are double-flowered cultivars which lack stamens and carpels. Flower color ranges from deep pink to white. Dwarf Flowering Almond is planted for early season color. For much of the year the plant has little ornamental value. Several cultivars are available, especially from nurseries that sell heirloom plants. 'Sinensis' and ‘Rosea Plena’ are pink double flowered forms and 'Alba Plena' has double white flowers. Dwarf Flowering Almond prefers full sun and a well-draining soil. Plants should be pruned after flowering to promote new growth and more flowers. It is somewhat drought tolerant after it is established.--A. Diamond
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Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyROSACEAE - Rose family
Genus Prunus
Species Prunus glandulosa Thunb. - Dwarf Flowering Almond

Citation

Citation Prunus glandulosa Thunberg, Syst. Veg., ed. 14. 463. 1784.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Cherokee, Franklin, Lamar, Montgomery, Pike

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Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 1973

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0015829 Montgomery 30 Mar 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24909		 UWAL
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
ALNHS00002726 Lamar 3 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1318		 ALNHS
Prunus glandulosa Thunb.
UWAL0005363 Pike 26 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21836		 UWAL
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
UNA00022078 Franklin 28 Mar 1973 Kral, Robert
49383		 UNA
Prunus glandulosa Thunb.
JSU131046 Bibb 1 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1660		 JSU
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
JSU131047 Cherokee 25 Mar 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7586		 JSU
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
TROY000032566 Pike 26 Mar 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21836		 TROY
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
TROY000039155 Montgomery 30 Mar 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24909		 TROY
Prunus glandulosa Thunberg
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