Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus pinnatifida

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus pinnatifida is a thorny (sometimes unarmed), deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow 6 metres or more 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 often cultivated for its edible fruit and also for medicinal purposes in China. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, Russian Far East, northern China, Korea

HabitatRiverbanks, on sandy soils or stony slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Among shrubs, on slopes; at elevations from 100 - 2,000 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. ].