Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC.

Species: Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC., Genus: Crataegus, Family: Rosaceae, Group: Angiosperms

(Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC.)

-> Genus: Crataegus -> Family: Rosaceae -> Group: Angiosperms

Habitus

most often as a low shrub to a small tree 3 - 5 m tall
crown is hemispherical, irregular
bark is grey, plate-like fissured

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - Šútovská epigenesis, Slovakia, 480 m a.s.l. (7/2007)

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - Šútovská epigenesis, Slovakia, Slovakia, 480 m a.s.l. (7/2007)

Leaves (assimilation organs)

the leaves are simple, pinnately lobed, divided into 3 - 5 shallow lobes, 1.5 - 6 x 1 - 5 cm large
in the basic outline, they are obovate to round, serrate along the margin
the petiole is 8 - 15 mm long

Crataegus laevigata (Common hawthorn) - twig with leaves

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - underside

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - top side

Flowers

it is a monoecious tree with bisexual flowers, white to pinkish
it blooms in May

Fruits – seeds

the fruit is an 8 - 12 mm long ellipsoid to broadly ovoid red capsule
it contains 2 - 3 ! about 5 mm long, hemispherical, brownish seeds with 2 - 3 ribs

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - hawthorn berries before ripening

Extension

originally from western to southern Europe
in Slovakia mainly on shrubby and rocky slopes in lighter deciduous forests
on the borders from the lowlands to the mountain range

Crataegus monogyna (Common hawthorn) - Slilická plain, Slovakia, (8/2020)

Ecology

it is a semi-shaded woody plant, grows on heavier soils

Significance

it is used in hedges
as a solitary ornamental with flowers and in autumn with fruits
it is a fruit-bearing woody plant

From history

Crataegus laevigata (Midland hawthorn) - Unsere Waldbäume, Sträucher und Zwergholzgewächse. Heidelberg, Carl Winter`s Universitätsbuchhandlung

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