Hawthorns

Crataegus

Summary 2

Hawthorn (Crataegus, pronounced /krəˈtiːɡəs/) is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. It is the state flower of Missouri. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the Common Hawthorn C. monogyna, and the unmodified name is often so used in Britain and Ireland. However the name is now also applied...

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Salomé, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/79667341@N00/373140591
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus

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Leaves simple
Temperature preference moderate/central areas, warm valleys/south slopes
Habitat moisture mesic/medium