Prunus spinosa L.

Spice Flower detail Flower Image 2 In the field

Family: ROSACEAE

Genus: Prunus

Sinònims: Prunus spinosa L. subsp. fruticans (Weihe) Nyman

Catalan common name: Aranyó. Aranyoner. Arc negre. Escanyagats. Pruneller. Prunyoner.

Spanish common name: Arañón. Ciruelo silvestre. Endriño.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte. Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Hedges. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Torrents and humid soils.

Characteristics: The sloe bush or prunella is spiny and very well branched, characterized by its blackish branches, can be found in hedges and forest paths, flowers at the end of winter before the new leaf growth. The fruits, sloe berries or prunellas, are a very dark blue in colour.