Prunus pedunculata

Prunus pedunculata is a species of Prunus known in China as long‑peduncled almond (长梗扁桃). It is native to China (particularly the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Mongolia and nearby sections of Siberia. A small bush, reaching 1-2 m, its pink flowers allow it to be used as an ornamental. Adapted to cold, arid environments, its many‑stemmed growth habit fixes blowing sand, an important contribution to succession.^[1] As Amygdalus pedunculatus Pall., it seems to be being evaluated for its seed oil potential.^[2][3]

Prunus pedunculata
P. pedunculata displaying their vivid pink flowers at the Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University. Note that the lower third of the bushes are bare stems, allowing for wind‑blown soil capture.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Section:	Prunus sect. Louiseania
Species:	P. pedunculata
Binomial name
Prunus pedunculata (Pall.) Maxim.
Synonyms
Amygdalus pallasii Turcz. Amygdalus pallasii Turcz. ex Steud. Amygdalus pedunculata[a] Pall. Amygdalus pedunculatus Pall.[b] Amygdalus pilosa Turcz. Armeniaca pedunculata hort. Armeniaca pedunculata hort. ex Loudon Louiseania pedunculata (Pall.) G.V.Eremin & A.A.Yushev Prunus pallasiana Dorffer Prunus pilosa (Turcz.) Maxim.

Notes

1. Older sources may be referring to Prunus triloba
2. Chinese researchers appear to (mis)associate Amygdalus pedunculata/pedunculatus with two very distinct phenotypes: Liu, Jiang-Qun; Yin, Ming-Yu; Zuo, Si-Yu; Yang, Shao-Bing; Wuyun, Tana (10 October 2017). "Phenotypic variations in natural populations of Amygdalus pedunculata". Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. 41 (10): 1091–1102. doi:10.17521/cjpe.2017.0104.