Rosaceae
Mexican plum
Prunus mexicana
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
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Prunus mexicanaRosaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 墨西哥李
- English
- Mexican plum
- Persian
- پرونوس مکزیکی
Synonyms
- Prunus americana unranked mollis Torr. & A.Gray
- Prunus americana var. lanata Sudw.
- Prunus fultonensis Sarg.
- Prunus lanata (Sudw.) Mack. & Bush
- Prunus mexicana var. fultonensis (Sarg.) Sarg.
- Prunus mexicana var. polyandra (Sarg.) Sarg.
- Prunus mexicana var. reticulata (Sarg.) Sarg.
- Prunus pensylvanica f. mollis (Douglas) B.Boivin
- Prunus polyandra Sarg.
- Prunus reticulata Sarg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.