Ume
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| Ume | |
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| Ume blossoms, March | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Species: | P. mume |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. |
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An Ume (Prunus mume) is a type of Korean and Japanese plum of the family Rosaceae. It starts out as a white flower like an almond. It is also native to China but it is not called "ume" in Chinese.
A lot of people have painted pictures of ume. It is often painted with bamboo next to it.[1]
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