Prunus tenella
Dwarf Russian Almond, Russian Almond
Also known as: Amygdalus campestris Besser +17 more
- Amygdalus campestris Besser
- Amygdalus gessleriana G.Kirchn.
- Amygdalus latifolia C.K.Schneid.
- Amygdalus latifolia subsp. alba C.K.Schneid.
- Amygdalus nana f. alba (C.K.Schneid.) Losinsk.
- Amygdalus nana f. angustifolia (C.K.Schneid.) Buia
- Amygdalus nana f. campestris (Besser) Losinsk.
- Amygdalus nana f. gessleriana (G.Kirchn.) Losinsk.
- Amygdalus nana L.
- Amygdalus nana subsp. campestris (Besser) Nyman
- Amygdalus nana var. angustifolia Spach
- Amygdalus nana var. besseriana Schott ex Bosse
- Amygdalus nana var. biserrata Spach
- Amygdalus nana var. campanuloides Carrière
- Amygdalus nana var. campestris (Besser) Buia
- Amygdalus nana var. campestris Ser.
- Amygdalus nana var. crassa Lavallée
- Amygdalus nana var. divaricata Lavallée
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, Prunus tenella (commonly known as Dwarf Russian Almond or Russian almond) is a shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Krym, Manchuria, North Caucasus, Romania, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Sweden
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms