Prunus spinosa

"Blackthorn" redirects here. For other uses, see Blackthorn (disambiguation).
"Prunelle" redirects here. For the liqueur, see Sloe gin.

Prunus spinosa
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Prunus subg. Prunus
Section: Prunus sect. Prunus
Species:
P. spinosa
Binomial name
Prunus spinosa
Distribution map
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Druparia spinosa Clairv.
    • Prunus acacia Crantz
    • Prunus acacia Crantz ex Poir.
    • Prunus acacia-germanica Crantz
    • Prunus amygdaliformis Pau
    • Prunus approximata Giraudias
    • Prunus communis var. spinosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.
    • Prunus domestica var. spinosa (L.) Kuntze
    • Prunus ericiflora A.Sav.
    • Prunus erythrocalyx Clav.
    • Prunus erythrocalyx var. rubella Clav.
    • Prunus foecundissima Clav.
    • Prunus glomerata A.Sav.
    • Prunus insititia var. spinosa (L.) Weston
    • Prunus kurdica Fenzl ex Fritsch
    • Prunus lucens Sav.
    • Prunus lucida Clav.
    • Prunus moldavica Kotov
    • Prunus oxypyrena Clav.
    • Prunus podolica Andrz.
    • Prunus praecox Salisb.
    • Prunus rubella Clav.
    • Prunus spinosa f. erythrocalyx (Clavaud) Browicz & Ziel.
    • Prunus spinosa var. balearica Willk.
    • Prunus spinosa var. erythrocalyx (Clavaud) Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Prunus spinosa var. oxypyrena (Clavaud) Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Prunus spinosa var. pubescens Ficalho & Cout.
    • Prunus spinosa var. rubella (Clavaud) Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Prunus spinosa var. stenopetala (Clavaud) Rouy & E.G.Camus
    • Prunus spinosa var. subcinerea Cout.
    • Several other varieties of Prunus spinosa
    • Prunus stepposa Kotov
    • Prunus subcylindrica Sav.
    • Prunus subvillosa Debeaux
    • Prunus vulgatior var. stenopetala Clav.

Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is an Old World species of flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is locally naturalized in parts of the New World.

The fruits are used to make sloe gin in Britain and patxaran in Basque Country. The wood is used to make walking sticks, including the Irish shillelagh.

  1. ^ Rhodes, L.; Maxted, N. (2016). "Prunus spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T172194A19400568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T172194A19400568.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Prunus spinosa L." The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species (ver. 1.1 ed.). Retrieved 27 January 2014.