Amygdalus andersonii
(A. Gray) W. Wight
Desert peach
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Description
A temperate plant in the rose family (possibly Prunus andersonii) with highly prized fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is reportedly edible. Among Native American groups, the Paiute used this plant for making tea and medicinal remedies, and the Cahuilla considered the fruit a delicacy.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also boiled and sweetened with sugar and used to make jelly.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Other Information
The fruit are highly prized.
Notes
There are about 200 Prunus species.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Prunus andersonii)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 440 (As Prunus andersonii)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Prunus andersonii)
- Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7:337. 1868 (As Prunus andersonii)
