Prunus × fruticans

Prunus × fruticans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	P. × fruticans
Binomial name
	Prunus × fruticans; Weihe[1]
Synonyms
	Prunus spinosa subsp. fruticans (Weihe) Nyman;

Prunus × fruticans (or Prunus fruticans) is a species of shrubby Prunus, reaching about 4 m (13 ft). It is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid of sloe, Prunus spinosa, and bullace, Prunus domestica var. insititia, found mainly in Europe where their ranges overlap. It is a tetraploid.[2]

References

Flora 9:748. 1826, pro sp.
Žabka, Michal; Ďurišová, Ľuba; Eliáš Jr, Pavol; Baranec, Tibor (20 February 2018). "Genome size and ploidy level among wild and cultivated Prunus taxa in Slovakia". Biologia. 73 (2): 121–128. doi:10.2478/s11756-018-0014-9. S2CID 4553772.

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[1] Flora 9:748. 1826, pro sp.

[2] Žabka, Michal; Ďurišová, Ľuba; Eliáš Jr, Pavol; Baranec, Tibor (20 February 2018). "Genome size and ploidy level among wild and cultivated Prunus taxa in Slovakia". Biologia. 73 (2): 121–128. doi:10.2478/s11756-018-0014-9. S2CID 4553772.