Texas Almond

Description

Prunus minutiflora, called the Texas almond, is a shrub native to Texas and northern Mexico. 'Minutiflora' means "minute flower" as the flowers of this shrub are very tiny, with petals being only 0.079 in (2.0 mm) long. It has small flowers and dark brown/black to pinkish-red fruits that are only about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in diameter. The shrubs grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) tall in thickets. It is dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants,which is rare for Prunus. It mainly grows in limestone soils.