Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum, sour plum, and sand plum, is a species of Prunus native to the south-central United States.
Prunus gracilis grows up to 6abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall, has five-petaled leaves, and fruits ripen June–August.[1] It grows in clusters and thickets.[2] It is hermaphroditic and pollinated by insects.
The specific epithet Gracilis refers to 'slender branches'.[3]
It is natively found in various states of the United States, including Alabama, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Colorado, Kansas, northwestern Louisiana, eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.[4] [5]
It is found growing in fence rows, open woodlands, woodlands edge, forest openings, hillsides, slopes, sandy roadsides, upland thickets and waste places. It is normally found at NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level.
Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.[6]
