Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Prunus geniculata

scrub plum
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

scrub plum

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Prunus geniculata

Familia:

Rosaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

4-12 ft tall by 4-6 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

red

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in late winter. Clonal.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant in a dry setting or grow as part of a scrub garden. This plant has very interesting zigzag branches which provide considerable winter interest.

Consideraciones:

Slow growing.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Division (naturally clonal).

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Short very dry periods -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Pollinated by bees.

Birds eat the fruit and are the primary dispersers.  

Hábitats nativos:

Scrub, scrubby high pine.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruit is said to be bitter.

Comentarios generales:

This is an endangered species. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries.



Endemic to the central ridges, esp. the Lake Wales Ridge.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Chafin, L. G. (2000). Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.


Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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