UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Prunus armeniaca

Prunus domestica

apricot

cultivated plum

Prunus armeniaca

Prunus domestica
Flowering time March-May March-May
Habitat Sagebrush desert, ledges, gravel or clay slopes, thickets, and shorelines Fields, roadsides, forest openings, abandoned homesteads, and other disturbed areas.
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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Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Utah; in scattered locations of central and northeastern U.S.
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Origin Introduced from China Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern 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
P. americana, P. armeniaca, P. avium, P. cerasifera, P. cerasus, 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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