Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cerasus crenulata Greene
Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hooker) D. Dietrich var. crenulata (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
Prunus emarginata is an middle to upper elevation shrub. Compared to other Prunus species, the leaves are quite narrow. The species name would seem to imply that the leaves are emarginate (notched), however only some of the leaves display this notching.
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Prunus emarginata, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Kindscher, Bill Norris, & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 2, 2008
Prunus emarginata, branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Kindscher, Bill Norris, & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 2, 2008
Prunus emarginata, leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Kindscher, Bill Norris, & Danielle Walkup, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 2, 2008
Prunus emarginata, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Kelly Kindscher & Bill Norris, Black Range, McKnight Peak, Aug. 9, 2009
Prunus emarginata, inflorescence is a corymb, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, San Francisco Mtns., NF-35 to San Francisco Warm Springs, April 29, 2012
Prunus emarginata, inflorescence is a corymb, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, San Francisco Mtns., NF-35 to San Francisco Warm Springs, April 29, 2012
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