Common name
English: Hawthorn
German: Eingriffeliger Weißdorn, Gemeiner Weißdorn
Portuguese: Abronceiro, Branca-espinha
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Rosales (119)
Family: Rosaceae (56)(family description)
Genus: Crataegus (1)
Epithet: monogyna Jacq. (1)
Synonym: Mespilus crataegus Borkh.
crataegus => strong, in reference to Crataegus timber
monogyna => having a single pistil in a flower
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Crataegus monogyna at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [37] Crataegus monogyna - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [514] Crataegus monogyna - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.