cockspur hawthorn
Family
RosaceaeScientific Name
Crataegus crus-galliSynonyms (former Scientific Names):
Crataegus mohrii
Crataegus permixta
Crataegus tenax
Crataegus triumphalis
Crataegus cherokeensis
Crataegus vallicola
Crataegus algens
Crataegus signata
Crataegus palmeri
Crataegus fontanesiana
Crataegus regalis
Crataegus palliata
Crataegus operta
Crataegus acutifolia
Crataegus tantula
Crataegus pyracanthoides
Crataegus cocksii
Crataegus canbyi
Crataegus acutifolia
Crataegus subpilosa
Crataegus danielsii
Crataegus fecunda
Crataegus hannibalensis
Crataegus bushii
Crataegus sabineana
Crataegus barrettiana
Crataegus denaria
Leaves
Leaves are broadest above or near the middle, thick, leathery, shiny dark green above, usually not lobed, and smooth
Identifying Characteristics
It is a small tree that grows twenty to thirty feet high, twenty to thirty-five feet wide; with wide-spreading, horizontal, thorny branches
Flower Seed Head
Flowers ranging from white to red are produced in clusters.
Seed Fruit
Fruits are broadest above the middle or rounded, dull red or green.
Where Found
Cockspur hawthorn grows from southern Quebec, and Ontario to northern Louisiana, Alabama and northwestern Georgia, and west to Kansas
Life Cycle
perennial
Plant Type
Shrub