Summary ⁴

Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds.

• Mexican Plum (Prunus Mexicana) usually found on woodland edges or in open fields
• Creek Plum (Prunus rivularis) usually found along creeks, wooden canyons, bottom of valleys, and flooded plains

These often hybridize to form intermediate forms

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• VASCAN by Canadensys

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