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The species is native to south western Asia and Europe. It has escaped and become naturalised from Southeast Russia through Central Europe to Western France. It is cultivated in Europe, Western Asia, India, North Africa and North America.
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Prunus domestica subsp. insititia. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_54
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