Prunus scoparia
Prunus scoparia | |
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Prunus scoparia fruit on a tree in the Gilazard valley | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Species: | P. scoparia |
Binomial name | |
Prunus scoparia Schneider | |
Prunus scoparia In Kurdish it is called (چوالە تاڵە) is a wild almond found in Kurdistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It is a xerophytic shrub and it has been used as a grafting stock for domesticated almonds to provide drought resistance.[1]
References
- ↑ Henelt. P, Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops , Institute of Plant Genetics and crop plant research, Springer, 2001
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