Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Prunus spinosa

Common Name Blackthorn

Taxon Version Key NBNSYS0000003412 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Prunus spinosa , Sloe , Sloe Berry

Designations N/A

Abbreviation prspi

Authority L.

Group Flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 6

Number Of 10Km Squares 4

Number Of 50Km Squares 1

Oldest Record 29/07/2025

Newest Record 29/07/2025

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 1970)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 30 December (recorded in 2004)

Species Profiles

Citation Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), accessed 25 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/441/Species/28933

Species Detail - Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)