| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Prunus prostrata Labill. |
| Synonyms | Cerasus griseola Pachom. |
| Cerasus humilis Moris | |
| Prunus humilis (Moris) Colla | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | branches grey-black hirsute, leaves ovate, acute, sharply dentate, small, abaxially hirsute, flowers amongst leaves, solitary, shortly pedicellate, pentamerous, crateriform |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Kriti , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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