Oklahoma Plum (Prunus gracilis)

Oklahoma Plum, a reference photo — Photo: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 323. · Public domain

Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum, sour plum, and sand plum, is a species of Prunus native to the south-central United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Oklahoma Plum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Prunus umbellata
Prunus maritima
Prunus rivularis
Prunus munsoniana
Prunus americana
Prunus humilis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: Prunus gracilis

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