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Prunus minutiflora
Also called Smallflower Peachbrush
Texas almond is a dense, thicket-forming deciduous shrub native to dry, rocky ground in Texas and northern Mexico. It thrives in well-drained, often limestone-based soil and full sun, and it is valued as a wildlife plant.
Prunus minutiflora, commonly known as the Texas almond, is a North American species of shrub.
Texas almond has value as an ornamental groundcover for dry rocky locations. It is noted for its high benefits to wildlife in wildlife gardens.
Texas almond is native to Texas in the United States and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. It is nearly endemic to the Edwards Plateau, with its range extending slightly into the adjacent Tamaulipan mezquital, Trans-Pecos, and chalk ridges of the Texas Blackland Prairies.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus minutiflora 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.
