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Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon

Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon

Oemleria cerasiformis
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Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon. Oemleria cerasiformis, a shrub commonly known as osoberry, squaw plum, Indian plum, or Indian peach, is the sole extant species in the genus Oemleria. The deciduous and perennial shrub can grow up to 7 meters tall, with spreading branches that produce small white flowers and bitter fruit that only become sweet when fully ripe. Osoberry is dioecious, only female plants producing fruit, while males produce a high reproductive biomass of pollen and flowers. The flowers are insect and hummingbird-pollinated and the fruits are consumed by both birds and mammals, which later disperse the seeds in their droppings (endozoochory).

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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