Crataegus marshallii
parsley hawthorn, parsley-hawthorn
Family
Rosaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
laciniate, serrate, toothed
Leaf Type
pinnate, simple
Leaf Shape
deltoid, ovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
8.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
A large shrub to small tree with simple, alternate leaves having serrate margins resembling parsley leaves. It has unbranched thorns on its branches and white to pink flowers with red anthers. It is the only hawthorn (Crataegus) with red anthers.
Habitat
Alluvial woods, swamp forests, sandy woods, hillsides, fencerows, pastures.