Crataegus viridis

green hawthorn, southern thorn
Family

Rosaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, ovate, rhombic

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Color

white

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

March - May

Height (meters)

3.0 - 12.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Armed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Deciduous


Wetland Class

FACW

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

7

Habitat

Open woodlands, meadows, prairie, plains, pastures, savannas, alluvial woods and swamp forests.