Prunus haussknechtii (Persian: ارجنک) is a species of wild almond native to Iran. It is shrub or small tree 1-2 m tall, sometimes reaching 4 m, with pink flowers. It prefers to grow at 1200 to 3600 m above sea level, near water, either riverbanks or mountain bases where there is melting snow.[3] It has the largest nut and seed of the 17 species of almond.[4][5]
| Prunus haussknechtii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. haussknechtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus haussknechtii C.K.Schneid.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Prunus haussknechtii |
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| Amygdalus haussknechtii |
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