Prunus incana
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
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|genus = Prunus
|parent = Prunus subg. Cerasus
|species = incana
|authority = (Pall.) Batsch
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Prunus incana, the willow leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus canescens), is a species of sour cherry native to the Caucasus region of central Asia, including Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Kurdistan region of Iraq and Iran. A scrubby plant, it tends to grow on limestone cliffs at elevations around 360-2400{{nbsp}}m.{{Cite web|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus%20incana|title = Pfaf Plant Search}}
Uses
Prunus incana is used as a rootstock for peach, Prunus persica.{{cite journal |last1=Reighard |first1=Gregory L. |date=October–December 2000 |title=Peach Rootstocks for the United States: Are Foreign Rootstocks the Answer? |url=http://horttech.ashspublications.org/content/10/4/714.short |journal=HortTechnology |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=714–718 |doi= 10.21273/HORTTECH.10.4.714|doi-access=free }}{{cite web |title=بۆ تهندروستیهكی باشتر ئهم خۆراکانه بخۆ |url=https://www.westganews.net/style/dreja.aspx?=hewal&jmara=16566&Jor=4 |website=westganews.net |language=ckb}}
References
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External links
- {{PFAF|Prunus incana}}
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Category:Flora of the Caucasus
Category:Plants described in 1801
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