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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
| Tribe: | Exochordeae |
| Genus: | Oemleria |
| Species: | O. cerasiformis
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Oemleria synonymy
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Oemleria cerasiformis, a shrub commonly known as osoberry,[6] squaw plum,[7] Indian plum,[8] or Indian Peach,[9] is the sole extant species in the genus Oemleria.[10] The deciduous and perennial shrub can grow up to 7 meters tall, with spread out branches that grow small white flowers and bitter fruit that sweeten when ripened. Osoberry is dioecious, with females producing fruit, and males producing a high reproductive biomass of pollen and flowers. Animals and insects aid in internal animal dispersion of seeds and pollination.
Fossil records indicate that the species had a similar range during the Eocene epoch. It is native to the Pacific coast and coast ranges of North America, from British Columbia, Canada, to Santa Barbara County, California. Its favored habitat conditions include sunlight, moist soil, and low elevation. It is one of the first plants to have its flowers bloom and leaves bud in the late winter.[9]
Native Americans of the West coast tribes had several uses for osoberry, serving purposes such as medicine, food, and tools.
- ^ "Rosales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Oemleria cerasiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T156821753A156821755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T156821753A156821755.en. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ^ "The International Plant Names Index entry for Nuttallia Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook. & Arn".
- ^ "The International Plant Names Index entry for Osmaronia Greene".
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Gunther, Erna (1973). Ethnobotany of Western Washington (Revised ed.). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-295-95258-1.
- ^ NRCS. "Oemleria cerasiformis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- ^ a b Gonzalves, Pete; Darris, Dale (2009). "Indian Plum Plant Fact Sheet" (PDF). USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Benedict, John C.; DeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B. (May 2011). "Prunus and Oemleria (Rosaceae) Flowers from the Late Early Eocene Republic Flora of Northeastern Washington State, U.S.A." International Journal of Plant Sciences. 172 (7): 948–958. doi:10.1086/660880. ISSN 1058-5893.