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apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Flowering time March-May
Habitat Sagebrush desert, ledges, gravel or clay slopes, thickets, and shorelines
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and in scattered areas eastward to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from China
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. americana, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, P. domestica, P. dulcis, P. emarginata, P. laurocerasus, P. lusitanica, P. mahaleb, P. padus, P. persica, P. ×pugetensis, P. spinosa, P. tomentosa, P. virginiana, P. yedoensis
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