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T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

Downy Hawthorn

Crataegus mollis • Red hawthorn

Native

Downy hawthorn is native to eastern North America, it typically grows up to 8-10 m tall and has a dense crown with thorny branches, although downy hawthorn is typically not as thorny as other hawthorn species. It can be found in wooded bottom-lands, the prairie border, and the mid-west savanna under-story, they often form thickets. Hawthorn trees are often used in medicine.

Leaf

Alternate, simple, deciduous; blades densely short-hairy above and woolly beneath when young, dark green, hairless above and slightly hairy beneath when mature

Bark

Mature bark brownish-grey, slightly scaly

Flower

White, unpleasant-smelling, 2-2.5 cm across; woolly, grandular-toothed, fused at the base

Fruit/Seed

Bright red haws (round), usually thick-fleshed and mellow, hairy

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