Prunus prostrata var. discolor (Raulin) Tocl & Rohlena
Prunus prostrata var. glabrifolia Moris
Prunus prostrata var. humilis (Moris) Nyman
Tubopadus prostratus (Labill.) Pomel
Prunus prostrata (mountain cherry,[2]rock cherry,[3]creeping cherry, spreading cherry or prostrate cherry) is a hardy alpine shrub found naturally above about 2000 m. up to as high as 4000 m. in Spain, France, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Albania, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Sardinia, Turkey, and Syria.[4] It grows as tall as 1 m., more typically 0.15-0.30 m., sometimes in the crevices of vertical surfaces. The branches tend to follow the surface at any angle. Flowering patches of the plant on the rocky slopes, sometimes still snow-clad, are striking to climbers.
The bark is reddish brown. The leaves are ovate, with serrate margins, tomentose with white down on undersurface, glabrous above. The petioles lack glands. The flowers are an unusual light rose color, coming out in April–May, solitary or in pairs, nearly sessile, with a tubular calyx. There are 22-24 stamens. The fruit is red, ovate, with thin flesh, ripening in July.
^Maxted, N.; Rhodes, L. (2016). "Prunus prostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T172276A48417319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T172276A48417319.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^Note: Mountain cherry is also one of many names used for Prunus tomentosa.
^Note: Rock cherry also has been used for Prunus mahaleb.
^"Prunus prostrata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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