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PRUNELLIER prunus spinosa Royalty Free Stock Photo

A blooming branch of blackthorn in spring. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Prunus spinosa L Prunellier, Ãâ°pine noire, Prunier, Epine noire, Belossay

Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa.It is also locally naturalized in New Zealand, Tasmania and eastern North America.The fruits are used to make sloe gin in Britain and patxaran in the Navarre autonomous community of Spain. The wood is used to make walking sticks, including the Irish shillelagh.