Prunus prostrata
Common name:
Rock Cherry
Mountain Cherry
Pronunciation:
PRO-nus prost-RAY-ta
Family:
Rosaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf deciduous, low growing, gnarled shrub, to 1 ft (30 cm) high, but may reach 3ft (0.9 m). Leaves alternate, simple, oblong-ovate, 2-3.5 cm long, margin sharply serrate, pubescent below; petioles lack glands. Flowers light rose colored, 1.5 cm wide, solitary or in pairs, style 7 mm long and shorter than the 22 or so stamens. Fruit red to black-red, ovoid, 1 cm long, thin flesh; edible but not desired.
- Sun
- Hardy to USDA Zone (5) 6 Native to mountains at elevations between 2000 m and 4000 m (~6,500-13,000 ft) in the Mediterranean region, southern Europe, the Caucasus and Iran, Kashmir and Afghanistan.
- prostrata: "lying on the ground". As has been pointed out, "a mechanical necessity at high altitude".
- Denver, Colorado: Denver Botanical Gardens
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plant habit
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leafy shoots
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leaves
