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Prunus lycioides (Spach) C.K.Schneid.

Also known as Amygdalus lycioides.

Prunus lycioides (Persian: تنگرس‎) is a species of wild almond native to Turkey, northern Syria and Iran.

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About Prunus lycioides

Prunus lycioides (Persian: تنگرس‎) is a species of wild almond native to Turkey, northern Syria and Iran. It is a very thorny and dense shrub 0.6 to 1.2 m tall. Its bark is gray and its flower petals are pink to deep pink, with its sepals and hypanthia deep red to purple. It is morphologically similar to Prunus erioclada, P. spinosissima, P. eburnea and P. brahuica. It can be distinguished from the similar species by its longer,...

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Native rangeIran, Türkiye
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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