Rosaceae FAMILY
Crataegus rufula
Crataegus rufula
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Crataegus rufula is a thorny, deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow 3 - 5 metres tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit in America.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSoutheastern N. America - Alabama, Georgia, Florida
HabitatSeasonally inundated depressions, ditches, sink holes, streamsides; at elevations up to 100 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].