Prunus fremontii

Taxobox
name = "Prunus fremontii"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Prunoideae
genus = "Prunus"
species = "P. fremontii"
binomial = "Prunus fremontii"
binomial_authority = S. Wats.

"Prunus fremontii" is a shrub or small tree reaching up to five meters in height known by the common name desert apricot. It is found in southwestern North America in north and western Baja California especially, mostly Pacific and western, and the adjacent area of Southern California. It also occurs in northern Baja California Sur.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PRFR USDA: NCRS Plants Profile - "Prunus fremontii"]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Prunus+fremontii Images from the CalPhotos archive]
* [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=542 Species writeup at Virginia Tech - "Prunus fremontii"] – "Department of Forestry"