Prunus spinosa L., 1753

Common names

• 🇬🇧 Blackthorn
• 🇫🇷 Prunier épineux, Épine noire, Prunellier, Pelossier

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Superrosids
• Clade: Rosids
• Clade: Fabids
• Order: Rosales
• Family: Rosaceae
• Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
• Tribe: Amygdaleae
• Genus: Prunus
• Species: Prunus spinosa

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

• Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
• Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• P. spinosa subsp. dasyphylla (Schur) Domin, 1944;
• P. spinosa subsp. spinosa L., 1753, P.

Hybridizes with P. cerasifera Ehrh., 1789 to produce P. × simmleri Palez., 1920, P.

Photographs

Sources

• Collett, L., Draper Munt, D., Magos Brehm, J., Eliáš, P., Smekalova, T., Korpelainen, H., Labokas, J., Strajeru, S., Bulińska, Z., & Tavares, M. (2011). Prunus spinosa (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172194/6846444

• Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 995). Biotope.