Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Crataegus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus monogyna
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus monogyna
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus monogyna var. monogyna
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus monogyna
COMMON NAME:
English Hawthorn, Singleseed Hawthorn, One-seeded Hawthorn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crmo3_001_lvd
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386431
April-May?
Flowers 10-15mm wide, flowering in April or May after leaves are half-grown, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
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Ron Lance rwl_a3_crataegus_monogyna
April-May?
Leaf lobes with few teeth; fruit 1-seeded; thorns usually 1-2cm. — Ron Lance
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386432
September-October?
Leaves ovate to deltate, often deeply lobed. Fruit red, 6-14mm wide, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
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Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org bug_5389900
Month Unknown
Bark scaly, grayish, becoming furrowed on old trunks, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus monogyna
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus monogyna
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus monogyna var. monogyna
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus monogyna
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in - - -
Waif(s) (only one definitive record of naturalization of this exotic species is evident for our region, in VA)
Look for it in mesic soil, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal thorns usually 1-2cm long
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1/4-3/4 length of blade, eglandular
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
15-20 stamens (anthers pink or purplish)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of 3-20 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red (flesh soft)
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!