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Prunus clarofolia (Prunus clarofolia)

Description

Prunus clarofolia (Chinese: 微毛樱桃 "hairy cherry", 微毛野樱桃 "micro hair cherry", 西南樱桃 "southwest cherry") is a species of cherry found in Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan and Zhejiang provinces of China. A shrubby tree 2.5 to 20m tall, it prefers to grow on mountain slopes between 800 and 3,600m above sea level. As Prunus litigiosa it is called the tassel cherry and sold as an ornamental for its interesting flowers and columnar form.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Rosales

            • Family: Rosaceae

              • Genus: Prunus