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Desert Range Almond
( Prunus fasciculata )
Prunus fasciculata
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About Desert Range Almond (Prunus fasciculata)
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Prunus fasciculata
(syn. Emplectocladus fasciculata (Torr.); Desert almond) is a perennial deciduous shrub native to the deserts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. It prefers sandy or rocky soil on dry slopes and washes up to 2200 meter. of altitude. It grows up to two meters high, exceptionally larger, with divaricately branching, spinescent, lightly thorned branches, often in thickets. The bark is grey and smooth. The leaves are 5-10 millimeter long, spatulate, oblance-shaped, linear, arranged on very short petioles in fascicles, or bundles. The flowers are small and white with 3 millimeter; petals, occurring either solitary or in fascicles and are subsessile growing from the leaf axils. They are dioecious. Male flowers have 10-15 stamens; female, one or more pistils. The plant displays numerous fragrant flowers from March to May, which attract the bees that pollinate it. The drupe is about 1 centimeter long, ovoid, light brown and hairy with thin flesh.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Size
3.5 - 7 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Slow
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous
Flower Color
White, Cream
Flowering Season
Spring, Winter
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3
confirmed
, 122
likely
* )
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Western Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma californica
Malacosoma californica
Hemileuca burnsi
Hemileuca burnsi
Hemileuca neumoegeni
Hemileuca neumoegeni
*
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
Papilio rutulus
*
Pale Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
Papilio eurymedon
*
Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini
Limenitis lorquini
*
California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica
Satyrium californica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 3
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Common uses
Bank Stabilization, Hedges, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: No treatment. For propagating by seed: Soak 2-3 days in water at room temperature. Changing water 1-2 times per day is beneficial.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Slopes, canyons, washes,
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.3" - 34.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 4.49", Coldest Month: 29.7" - 59.2", Hottest Month: 54.1" - 88.3", Humidity: 0.73" - 39.38", Elevation: 3" - 10426"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Desert Almond, Desert Peach
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Prunus fasciculata
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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