Common name
English: Hawthorn
German: Eingriffeliger Weißdorn, Gemeiner Weißdorn
Portuguese: Abronceiro, Branca-espinha
English: Hawthorn
German: Eingriffeliger Weißdorn, Gemeiner Weißdorn
Portuguese: Abronceiro, Branca-espinha
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Rosales (118)
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
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
Check for Crataegus monogyna at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI