''Prunus eburnea'' is a species of wild almond native to Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan . It is a dense shrub 0.2 to 1.2m tall with gray bark. It is morphologically similar to ''

Prunus lycioides ''Prunus lycioides'' ( fa, تنگرس) is a species of wild almond native to Turkey, northern Syria and Iran. It is a very thorny and dense shrub 0.6 to 1.2m tall. Its bark is gray and its flower petals are pink to deep pink, with its sepals and ...

'', '' P. spinosissima'', '' P. erioclada'' and '' P. brahuica''. It can be distinguished from the similar species by having a pubescent

hypanthium In angiosperms, a hypanthium or floral cup is a structure where basal portions of the calyx, the corolla, and the stamens form a cup-shaped tube. It is sometimes called a floral tube, a term that is also used for corolla tube and calyx tube. It ...

. A genetic and morphological analysis shows that it is a good species, with its closest relative being ''

Prunus erioclada ''Prunus erioclada'' is a species of wild almond native to Iran and Afghanistan. It is a thorny shrub 0.2 to 1.2m tall. It is morphologically similar to '' Prunus lycioides'', '' P. spinosissima'', '' P. eburnea'' and '' P. brahuica''. It can be ...

''. The cross of ''

Prunus scoparia ''Prunus scoparia'' is a wild almond found in Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It is a xerophytic A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός ''xeros'' 'dry' + φυτόν ''phuton'' 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to sur ...

'' and ''Prunus eburnea'' produces '' Prunus × iranshahrii''.

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eburnea Endemic flora of Iran Plants described in 1880 {{prunus-stub