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Prunus spinosa L.

Blackthorn

source: Otto Wilhelm Thomé (1885), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (pub.domain)
source: Otto Wilhelm Thomé (1885), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (pub.domain)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Prunus spinosa L.
The Plant list Prunus spinosa L.
English name Blackthorn



Crop relationship
Plum secondary genepool
Peach tertiary genepool
Aprikot same genus
Almond same genus
Sweet cherry same genus
Sour cherry same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Verspreidingsgebied
Europe not in the north
Asia SW-Asia
Africa NW-Africa
North-America naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.6jslas
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.6jslas

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information