Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn, Garland Thorn, Christ's Thorn, or Crown of Thorns, is a species of
Paliurus native to the
Mediterranean region and southwest and central
Asia, from
Morocco and
Spain east to
Iran and
Tajikistan.It is a
deciduous shrub or small
tree growing to 3-4 m tall. The shoots are zig-zagged, with a
leaf and two
stipular spines (one straight, one curved) on the outside of each kink. The
leaves are oval, 2-5 cm long and 1-4 cm broad, glossy green, with an entire margin. The
fruit is a dry woody nutlet centred in a circular wing 2-3.5 cm diameter.
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