Difference between revisions of "Prunus pumila var. besseyi"

(L. H. Bailey) Waugh

Rep. (Annual) Vermont Agric. Exp. Sta. 12: 239. 1899.

Common names: Western or Bessey’s sandcherry
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Prunus besseyi L. H. Bailey Cornell Univ. Exp. Sta. Bull. 70: 261, plate 1. 1894
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 374. Mentioned on page 375, 381.
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 5 November 2020

Stems usually erect-ascending, sometimes sprawling with ascending tips, 1–7(–15) dm; twigs usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely puberulent. Leaf blades elliptic, oblanceolate, or obovate, 2.5–8 × 0.8–2.2(–2.9) cm, lengths ca. 2.9 times widths, base cuneate, apex short-acuminate, acute, or obtuse. Drupes subglobose, 8–12 × 5–12 mm; stones subglobose to ovoid, 7–9 × 5–7 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May; fruiting Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy prairies, oak savannas, rock outcrops
Elevation: 200–1700 m

Distribution

V9 618-distribution-map.jpg

Man., Ont., Sask., Colo., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Minn., Mont., Nebr., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety besseyi has been introduced west of its native range as an ornamental and fruit bearer for the home garden, where its adaptation to cold winters and hot, dry summers is a valuable asset. Cultivars were developed by breeders at the Morden Experimental Station in Manitoba and at the University of South Dakota.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Joseph R. Rohrer +
(L. H. Bailey) Waugh +
Prunus besseyi +
Western or Bessey’s sandcherry +
Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Colo. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
200–1700 m +
Sandy prairies, oak savannas, rock outcrops +
Flowering Apr–May +  and fruiting Jul–Aug. +
Rep. (Annual) Vermont Agric. Exp. Sta. +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
Amygdalus +, Armeniaca +, Cerasus +, Lauro-cerasus +, Padus +  and Persica +
Prunus pumila var. besseyi +
Prunus pumila +
variety +