Prunus spinosa person with dark eyes comes from the fruit, and is first attested in A. J. Wilson's 1867 novel "Vashti". The foliage is sometimes eaten by the larvae of Lepidoptera, including the small eggar moth, emperor moth, willow beauty, white-pinion spotted, common emerald, November moth, pale November moth, mottled pug, green pug, brimstone moth, feathered thorn, brown-tail, yellow-tail, short-cloaked moth, lesser yellow underwing, lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, double square-spot, black and brown hairstreaks, hawthorn moth ("Scythropia crataegella") and the case-bearer moth "Coleophora anatipennella". Dead blackthorn wood provides food for the caterpillars of the concealer moth "Esperia oliviella". The pocket plum gall
Prunus rivularis Prunus rivularis Prunus rivularis, known variously by the common names creek plum, hog plum, or wild-goose plum is a thicket forming shrub. It prefers calcareous clay soil or limestone-based woodland soils. This deciduous plant belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and is found mainly in the central United States. It is a shrub consisting of slender stems with umbel clusters of white blossoms. The fruit is a drupe that resembles a large berry; though it has a bitter taste, it serves as a source of food for birds and other wildlife. ""Prunus"" is Latin for plum, whereas ""rivularis"" means being