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Texas almond

Prunus minutiflora Engelm. ex A.Gray

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus

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Texas almond (Prunus minutiflora)
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
小花沙扁桃
English
Texas almond

Synonyms

  • Amygdalus minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) W.Wight
  • Armeniaca minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) K.Koch
  • Cerasus minutiflora (Engelm. ex A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Emplectocladus minutiflorus (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Dayton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.