Prunus spinosa

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wsodonnell2
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Prunus spinosa

Postby wsodonnell2 » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:53 am

A bit off-topic, but I couldn't help wondering how the famous philosopher got involved here. Was the first one to describe this plant (Linneus?) a big fan of Spinosa? Or does Spinosa just mean something else here? (Spiney?)
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Postby Perry Lassiter » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:29 pm

Isn't is spinoZa? Could be related to spine as a characteristic of part of the plant.
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Postby Perry Lassiter » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:36 pm

I Googled this and looked a a couple of sites, all of which called it Blackthorn. I began to wonder, with perhaps75% certainty whether the spinosa, or spines, refers to the thorns.
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