Native to 46 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into British Columbia, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Tasmania, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 12, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Mtskheta

41.852361, 44.668556

Location Remarks

Various points along the Shio Mghvime Monastery road from Mtskheta. 623 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Prunus

Specific Epithet

spinosa

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#195,424 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →