| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Prunus microcarpa C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 166 (1831) |
| Native Range | Turkmenistan to w. Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-1800m |
| Description | deciduous, leaves orbiculate to narrowly ovate, 2-5cm long, glabrous or abaxially weakly pubescent, flowers ca. 1cm across, 1-2 on branchlet, drupe ovoid, 1cm, red or orange |
| Size | 50-60cm |
| Color | pale pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings in late summer; layering in early spring and fall |
| Synonyms | Cerasus antilibani Post Cerasus diffusa Boiss. & Hausskn. Cerasus furum (Nábělek) Woronow Cerasus microcarpa (C.A.Mey.) K.Koch Cerasus microcarpa f. brevipedunculata Bornm. Cerasus microcarpa ssp. diffusa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Browicz Cerasus microcarpa var. iranica Browicz Cerasus microcarpa f. longepedunculata Bornm. Cerasus microcarpa var. pubescens Bornm. Cerasus microcarpa ssp. tortuosa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Browicz Cerasus orientalis Spach Cerasus tortuosa Boiss. & Hausskn. Microcerasus microcarpa (C.A.Mey.) Eremin & Yushev Microcerasus microcarpa var. diffusa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Eremin & Yushev Microcerasus microcarpa var. tortuosa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Eremin & Yushev Microcerasus orientalis (Spach) M.Roem. Prunus antilibani (Post) Dinsm. Prunus calycosa Aitch. & Hemsl. Prunus furum Nábělek Prunus microcarpa var. pubescens (Bornm.) Meikle Prunus microcarpa var. tortuosa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) C.K.Schneid. Prunus microcarpa var. typica C.K.Schneid. Prunus orientalis (Spach) Walp. Prunus tortuosa (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Aitch. & Hemsl. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |