USDA GRIN records Prunus dulcis as native to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Israel/Palestine, western Jordan, Lebanon, southern Turkey; naturalized in Spain, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Armenia, Cyprus, Iran, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, France (parts), Portugal. It is cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, temperate Asia, North and South America, South Africa and Australia; Flora of China records it in cultivation in Gansu, Shaanxi, Shandong and Xinjiang and says it is probably native to SW Asia.
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