Crataegus spathulata

littlehip hawthorn, pasture haw, littlehip-hawthorn
Family

Rosaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

crenate, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate, spatulate, ovate

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Color

white

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

March - May

Height (meters)

5.0 - 8.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Armed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Deciduous


Wetland Class

FAC

Habitat

Sandy or sandy clay woods, fencerows, pastures, stream banks, low woods, moist and fertile soil.