Paliurus spina-christi | Dried Botanical ID

Name and publication

Paliurus spina-christi Mill., Gard. Dict. Ed. 8: Paliurus (1768).

Fruits, technically pomes, of Christ’s-thorn are somewhat flat, round, bearing a center that is elevated with wings, 1-2 cm in diameter.

Paliurus spina-christi is native from Eurasia to Africa.

Rhamnaceae

fruits; photo © The Lebermuth Company, Inc.	fruits, stem end (left two) and top (right two) views; photo by Lyndon Photography
fruit, top view (left) and stem end (right); photo by Christina Southwick	fruit, lateral view; photo by Christina Southwick
fruit, top view; photo by Christina Southwick	fruit, top view; photo by Christina Southwick