Prunus ramburii

Boiss.

Sloe of Sierra Nevada, Black hawthorn

RosaceaeFruitSpice/BeveragePotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit - drink

The fruit are used to make an alcoholic drink.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It grows naturally in the dry mountain scrub in the Andalusian mountains in southern Spain.

Europe, Spain,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A shrub in the Rosaceae family native to the dry mountain scrub of the Andalusian mountains in southern Spain. It is a threatened species.

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Prunus ramburii (Spanish: endrino de Sierra Nevada, "sloe of Sierra Nevada") is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to Spain. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes

It is a threatened species.

References (1)

Marinelli, J. (Ed), 2004, Plant. DK. p 118