Crataegus opaca
riverflat hawthorn, western mayhaw, apple haw, mayhaw
- Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
- Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
- Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
- Photo credit: Kelby Ouchley, Bayou-Diversity
Family
Rosaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, cuneiform
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
February - March
Height (meters)
9.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
OBL
Habitat
Seasonally wet depressions, borders of swamps.