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Genus Prunus

Brought to you by Skeeter, our resident horticultural expert, who knows not only a bunch of cool words, but also what they mean.

Here, he's talking about the scientific system of plant classification. Remember the acronym Kings Play Chess On FiberGlass Stools for remembering the classification system in order: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species? Today's lesson is about the Genus of Prunus, because it's fun to say. Specifically:

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus

"Prunus is a big genus," writes Skeeter. "It contains peaches (Prunus persica), nectarines, plums, apricots, almonds, cherries, black cherries, chokecherries, sand cherries, etc. Many of the plants have really attractive flowers in shades of white and pink that may be fragrant. The leaves and fruits, or at least pits of the fruits, are dangerous to eat. Botanically, the fruits are called drupes. The genus is in the rose family (Rosaceae)."

Mmm! Prunes!


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