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.
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Specific Epithet
spinosa
Authorship
L.
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#195,424 of 335,497
Top 59%
Extinction probability
6%