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Prunus andersonii
Also called Prickly Peach
Desert peach is a deciduous desert shrub or small tree in the peach and almond genus, native to eastern California and western Nevada. It is grown mainly as a hardy native landscape plant that needs full sun and very well-drained soil.
Prunus andersonii is a North American species of shrub in the same genus as the peach, cherry, and almond. Its common names include desert peach and desert almond.
It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it grows in forests and scrub in desert and mountains.
The fruit is reportedly edible. Among Native American groups, the Paiute used the plant for making tea and medicinal remedies, and the Cahuilla considered the fruit a delicacy.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus andersonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
