 | Common name: | Blackthorn |
| Latin name: | Prunus spinosa | |
| Family: | Rose (Rosaceae) | |
| Flowers: | March to May | |
| This photo: | Marsland valley on the Cornwall and Devon county boundary | |
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| The fruits are known as sloes. They ripen after all other plums. | ||
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