Prunus microphylla

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|parent = Prunus sect. Emplectocladus

|genus = Prunus

|species = microphylla

|authority = (Kunth) Hemsl.Biol. cent.-amer., Bot. 1:368. 1880

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• Amygdalus microphylla KunthF. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:191[folio]; 6:243[quarto], t. 564. 1824
• Prunus apodantha Blake
• Prunus microphylla (Kunth) A.Gray

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Prunus microphylla is a species of Prunus found in the semi-arid regions of Mexico, able to thrive in areas that receive only 300 to 500{{nbsp}}mm of rain annually.{{cite journal |last1=Harker |first1=Mollie |last2=García Rubio |first2=Luz Adriana |last3=Riojas-López |first3=Mónica E. |date=October 2008 |title=Composición florística de cuatro hábitats en el rancho Las Papas de Arriba, municipio de Ojuelos de Jalisco, Jalisco, México |url=http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0187-71512008000400001 |journal=Acta Botánica Mexicana |volume=85 |pages=1–29 }} Judging from its morphology, it is most closely related to Prunus minutiflora.{{cite journal |last1=Mason |first1=Silas C. |date=10 November 1913 |title=The Pubescent-Fruited Species of Prunus of the Southwestern States |url=https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/IND43965391/PDF |journal=Journal of Agricultural Research |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=147–Plate XVI |access-date=5 November 2018}} As its specific epithet suggests, its leaves are quite small, only 1 to 1.5{{nbsp}}cm long. It is a dense shrub reaching about 1{{nbsp}}m, with small white flowers. It was first described by Kunth as Amygdalus microphylla from the collections made by Humboldt during his voyage to the Americas from 1799 to 1804.{{Cite web |url=http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=191777 |title=SEINet Portal Network - Prunus microphylla}}