Prunus brigantina

Prunus brigantina, called Briançon apricot (French: Abricotier de Briançon), Briançon plum (French: Prunier de Briançon), marmot plum (French: Marmottier), and Alpine apricot,^[2] is a wild tree species native to France and Italy.^[1][3] Its fruit is edible and similar to the commercial apricot P. armeniaca,^[4] but it is smooth unlike apricots.^[5] An edible oil produced from the seed, 'huile des marmottes', is used in France.^[4]

Prunus brigantina
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Species:	P. brigantina
Binomial name
Prunus brigantina Vill.
Synonyms[2]
Armeniaca brigantiaca (Vill.) Pers. Prunus brigantiaca Vill.

It is disputed whether P. brigantina is an apricot or a plum. It is grouped with plum species according to chloroplast DNA sequences,^[6] but more closely related to apricot species according to nuclear DNA sequences.^[7]