[The Rose Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Hawthorns of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Crataegus

Fruits of Huckleberry Hawthorn, Suksdorf Hawthorn, Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia (Synonyms: Crataegus douglasii var. suksdorfii, Crataegus suksdorfii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the dark red fruits of Suksdorf's hawthorn. Photographed along Laurel Road, Conboy Lk NWR...........September 8, 2007.

Castlegar Hawthorn: Crataegus castlegarensis -

Columbia Hawthorn, Fireberry Hawthorn, Piper's Hawthorn: Crataegus chrysocarpa (Synonyms: Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi, Crataegus columbiana , Crataegus columbiana var. piperi, Crataegus piperi) - Large shrub or small tree to 18 feet. Branches have numerous stout thorns, some up to an inch in length. White flowers are small, less than dime size, but clustered in groups of 5 to 30. The flowers have 5 petals each. The leaves are simple, and variable in shape, some lobed and others with toothed edges only at the tip of the leaf.

Black Hawthorn, Douglas Hawthorn, Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii (Synonyms: Crataegus columbiana, Crataegus columbiana var. columbiana, C. douglasii var. douglasii) - Big, coarse shrub or small tree up to 12 meters high with rough, scaly, brown bark. Young branches dark red-brown. Thorns 12-25 mm long. Leaves 25-75 mm long, broadly obovate, double-toothed above the base. Flowers usually many in flat-topped corymbs. Flowers about 15 mm wide with short triangular sepals. Petals white and orbicular in shape. Stamens number 10 with pink anthers.

Common Hawthorn, English Hawthorn, Oneseed Hawthorn, One-seeded Hawthorn: Crataegus monogyna (Synonyms: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna var. monogyna) -

Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia (Synonyms: Crataegus douglasii var. suksdorfii, Crataegus suksdorfii) - Small tree or big shrub. Small branches pale grayish brown and thorns stout, 8-12 mm long. Leaves similar to variety douglasii but narrower. Flowers 12-15 mm wide with 15-20 stamens.

O'Kennon's Hawthorn: Crataegus okennonii -


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