Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus tanacetifolia

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus tanacetifolia is a sparsely-thorny, deciduous shrub or a tree with erect branches; it can grow up to 10 metres tall. The bole can sometimes reach 40cm in diameter[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in parks and gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - Turkey

HabitatDry 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. ]. Rocky places, steppe, forest openings with Abies, Pinus and Fagus, usually on calcareous rocks; at elevations from 800 - 1,800 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 ].