Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus dzhairensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus dzhairensis is a thorny, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 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. It is occasionally cultivated as a fruit crop in Uzbekistan.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeC. Asia - Uzbekistan

HabitatMountain slopes at elevations from 900 - 1,200 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 ].