Blackthorn
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Prunoideae Genus: Prunus Species: P. spinosa
Binomial name
Prunus spinosa L.

Plum and sloe output in 2005

The Blackthorn is a large shrub or a small tree of the genus Prunus, botanic name Prunus spinosa. Blackthorn can mean: Blackthorn (plant), a type of plant Blackthorn, Oxfordshire Blackthorn Cider, a beverage Lord Blackthorn, an Ultima character Blackthorn City, a fictional town in the Pokémon series Johto region Blackthorne (disambiguation) Category: ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Dirachmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Rosaceae (rose family) Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) For the Philippine municipality, see Rosales, Pangasinan. ... Global distribution of Rosaceae Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Prunus Prinsepia Prunoideae, also called Amygdaloideae, is the subfamily containing the genera Prunus and Prinsepia. ... Species Prunus alabamensis Prunus alleghaniensis Prunus americana Prunus andersonii Prunus angustifolia Prunus armeniaca Prunus avium Prunus caroliniana Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasus Prunus domestica Prunus dulcis Prunus emarginata Prunus fasciculata Prunus fremontii Prunus fruticosa Prunus geniculata Prunus glandulosa Prunus gracilis Prunus grayana Prunus havardii Prunus hortulana Prunus ilicifolia Prunus japonica Prunus... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 351 pixelsFull resolution (1425 × 625 pixel, file size: 59 KB, MIME type: image/png)This bubble map shows the global distribution of plum and sloe output in 2005 as a percentage of the top producer (China - 4,635,600 tonnes). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 351 pixelsFull resolution (1425 × 625 pixel, file size: 59 KB, MIME type: image/png)This bubble map shows the global distribution of plum and sloe output in 2005 as a percentage of the top producer (China - 4,635,600 tonnes). ... Species Prunus alabamensis Prunus alleghaniensis Prunus americana Prunus andersonii Prunus angustifolia Prunus armeniaca Prunus avium Prunus caroliniana Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasus Prunus domestica Prunus dulcis Prunus emarginata Prunus fasciculata Prunus fremontii Prunus fruticosa Prunus geniculata Prunus glandulosa Prunus gracilis Prunus grayana Prunus havardii Prunus hortulana Prunus ilicifolia Prunus japonica Prunus...

The blackthorn is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. The common name is derived from its dark bark and skin, and from the thorns or spines that it bears. It is covered in white flowers in early spring, and is often the first flowering tree in the countryside in its native regions. The flowers are hermaphrodite, and go on to produce a dark purple fruit called the sloe (or in the Scots language, slaes). For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Look up flower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Close-up of an Echinopsis spachiana flower, showing both carpels and stamen, making it a complete flower. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ...

The fruit is similar to a small damson or plum, suitable for preserves, but rather tart for eating (unless deeply frozen, as it is practiced in Eastern Europe); in rural Britain so-called sloe gin^[1] is made from them, though this is not a true gin but a liqueur. In Navarra, Spain, patxaran is a popular liqueur made with sloes. Sloes can also be made into jams and, if preserved in vinegar, are similar in taste to Japanese umeboshi. The Damson is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivated variety of the plum tree, Prunus domestica insititia. ... Species See text. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... Sloe gin is a red colored liqueur flavored with sloe berries, the fruit of the blackthorn, a relative of the plum. ... Gin and tonic. ... Bottles of strawberry liqueur A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavoured with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, roots, plants, barks, and sometimes cream. ... Navarra is the Spanish name for Navarre (Basque: Nafarroa), an ancient kingdom in the Pyrenees, and now a province and an autonomous community in Spain. ... Patxaran (Basque from baso aran (wild plum); called Pacharán in Spanish) is a sloe-flavoured liqueur from Navarra, commonly drunk in Navarra, in the Basque Country and in the rest of Spain. ... Jam from berries Jam (also known as jelly or preserves) is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with fruits or sometimes vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin if the fruits natural pectin content is insufficient to produce a thick product. ... Vinegar is sometimes infused with spices or herbs—as here, with oregano. ... Umeboshi Umeboshi (Japanese: 梅干; literally dried ume) are pickled umes. ...

The blackthorn is extensively planted for hedging and for cover for game birds. Some forms are grown for ornament and flower. The small thorns of the plant are relatively common causes of minor wounds in livestock, and these wounds often suppurate until the thorn is expelled or removed.

The foliage is sometimes eaten by the larvae of Lepidoptera including Emperor Moth, Common Emerald, November Moth, Pale November Moth, Mottled Pug, Green Pug, Brimstone Moth, Feathered Thorn, Brown-tail, Yellow-tail, Short-cloaked Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Double Square-spot and the Black and Brown Hairstreaks. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ... Binomial name Pavonia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 The Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. ... Binomial name Hemithea aestivaria Hübner, 1799 The Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Epirrita dilutata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The November Moth (Epirrita dilutata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Epirrita christyi Allen, 1906 The Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia exiguata Hübner, 1813 The Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Chloroclystis rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 The Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 The Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Colotois pennaria Linnaeus, 1761 The Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Euproctis chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 The Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. ... Binomial name Euproctis similis Fuessly, 1775 The Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. ... Binomial name Nola cucullatella Linnaeus, 1758 The Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella) is a moth of the family Nolidae. ... Binomial name Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 The Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Noctua janthina Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Xestia triangulum Hufnagel, 1766 The Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) The Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. ... Binomial name Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) The Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. ...

An insect (perhaps one of the above) is referred to as the "sloe-worm", found on the leaves of the sloe-tree, that often changes its skin and assumes different colors, and changes into a four-winged fly.^[2] A "sloe-thorn worm" is also mentioned in the 15th century work, The Treatyse of Fishing with an Angle, by Juliana Berners.^[3] Suborders Nematocera (includes Eudiptera) Brachycera Wikispecies has information related to: Diptera True flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax. ... Sketch of Juliana Berners Juliana Berners (or Barnes or Bernes) (b. ...

Blackthorn (fruit)

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Trivia

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• The expression "sloe-eyed" for a person with dark eyes comes from the fruit^[1], and is first attested in A.J.Wilson's 1867 novel Vashti.^[4]
• In Ireland, a straight blackthorn stem has traditionally been made into walking sticks, or club-like weapons named shillelaghs.

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