Prunus dulcis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Domestic almond, Sweet almond

Prunus dulcis is a tree that is not native to California.

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Genus:	Prunus
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the seed, leaf or stem of this plant.

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Amygdalus communis
PLANTS	Amygdalus dulcis
JEF + PLANTS	Prunus amygdalus
PLANTS	Prunus communis
PLANTS	Prunus dulcis var. amara

Information about Prunus dulcis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PRDU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).