Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus kansuensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus kansuensis is a usually thorny, deciduous shrub or a small tree growing from 2.5 - 8 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for these uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan)

HabitatMixed forests, shaded slopes, stream sides; at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].