Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus songarica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus songarica is a deciduous shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 4.5 metres tall[ 1259 Title Revision of Crataegus Sect. Crataegus and Nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World Publication Systematic Botany Monographs Vol 35 June 1992 pp 1-199 Author Knud Ib Christensen Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/25027810 Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It can be grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, western China (Xinjiang)

HabitatRiver valleys and ravine slopes in the mid-mountain zone[ 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. ]. Valleys and thickets at elevations of 500 - 2000 metres in Tibet[ 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. ]. Limestone and granite soils on mountain slopes, in woodlands and by rivers; at elevations from 800 - 2,700 metres[ 1259 Title Revision of Crataegus Sect. Crataegus and Nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World Publication Systematic Botany Monographs Vol 35 June 1992 pp 1-199 Author Knud Ib Christensen Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/25027810 Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ].