Rosaceae FAMILY
Crataegus gracilior
Crataegus gracilior
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Crataegus gracilior is a thorny, deciduous shrub or more commonly a tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall[ 1171 Title Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Publication Author Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico Year 0 ISBN 0188-5170 Description Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern N. America - northern and southern Mexico.
HabitatDisturbed environments, usually in secondary forest derived from mesophilic mountain forest, oak forest and pine-oak forest; at elevations from 1,100 - 2,400 metres[ 1171 Title Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Publication Author Jerzy Rzedowski & Graciela Calderón de Rzedowski (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional del Bajío; Mexico Year 0 ISBN 0188-5170 Description Spanish-language flora of northwestern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].